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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/teldaną

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

Uncertain. Possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *delH- (“to flatten, spread out”), with an extension -dʰ-, maybe *dʰeh₁- (“to put”), giving *delHdʰh₁- (“to put flat”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtel.dɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*teldaną

  1. to cover

Inflection
Conjugation of *teldaną (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *teldō*teldaų—*teldai ?
2nd singular *tildizi*teldaiz*teld*teldazai*teldaizau
3rd singular *tildidi*teldai*teldadau*teldadai*teldaidau
1st dual *teldōz*teldaiw———
2nd dual *teldadiz*teldaidiz*teldadiz——
1st plural *teldamaz*teldaim—*teldandai*teldaindau
2nd plural *tildid*teldaid*tildid*teldandai*teldaindau
3rd plural *teldandi*teldain*teldandau*teldandai*teldaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *tald*tuldį̄
2nd singular *talst*tuldīz
3rd singular *tald*tuldī
1st dual *tuldū*tuldīw
2nd dual *tuldudiz*tuldīdiz
1st plural *tuldum*tuldīm
2nd plural *tuldud*tuldīd
3rd plural *tuldun*tuldīn
present past
participles *teldandz*tuldanaz

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *teldan
    • Old English: *teldan
      • ⇒ Old English: beteldan
  • Norwegian: tjalða (a weak verb, possibly from *teldōną instead)

References
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