Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dailą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰaylom, *dʰayl- (“part, watershed”). Cognate with *dailiz, *dailǭ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɑi̯.lɑ̃/

Noun

*dailą n

part, portion, deal

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *dailą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dailą	*dailō
vocative	*dailą	*dailō
accusative	*dailą	*dailō
genitive	dailas, dailis	*dailǫ̂
dative	*dailai	*dailamaz
instrumental	*dailō	*dailamiz

Descendants

Old English: dāl
- Middle English: dal, dol
  - Scots: dale, dail
  - English: dole, deal
Old Frisian: dēl
- Saterland Frisian: Deel
- West Frisian: diel
Old Saxon: dēl
- Middle Low German: dēl, deil
  - German Low German: Deel n
  - Low German: Deel
Old Dutch: *dēl, deil
- Middle Dutch: dele, deel
  - Dutch: deel
Old High German: teil
- Middle High German: teil
  - German: Teil
  - Luxembourgish: Deel

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