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

1. 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
      • Afrikaans: deel
• Old High German: teil
  • Middle High German: teil
    • German: Teil
    • Luxembourgish: Deel