Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tolnu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly derived from Proto-Germanic *tullaz (that which is counted, reckoning), from Proto-Indo-European *dol- (calculation). Alternatively, a borrowing from from Medieval Latin toloneum, from Latin telōnēum (toll booth, custom house); this latter scenario is preferred by Pfeifer, as it may serve as the origin for both *tolnu and the traditionally-conflated Proto-West Germanic *toll in a simpler manner.[1]

Noun

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*tolnu f

  1. toll

Inflection

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ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *tolnu
Genitive *tolnā
Singular Plural
Nominative *tolnu *tolnō
Accusative *tolnā *tolnā
Genitive *tolnā *tolnō
Dative *tolnē *tolnōm, *tolnum
Instrumental *tolnu *tolnōm, *tolnum
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Descendants

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Note: Most daughter languages conflated the descendants of *tolnu and *toll.

References

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  1. ^ Zoll#2” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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