Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tōlą

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

Alternative forms

  • *tōwalą, *tōwulą

Etymology

Perhaps from earlier *taudlą, from Proto-Indo-European *dowh₂-dʰlo-m, from *dewh₂- (“to tie to; secure”). If so, equivalent to *tawjaną +‎ *-þlą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔː.lɑ̃/

Noun

*tōlą n

  1. tool

Inflection

Declension of *tōlą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *tōlą *tōlō
vocative *tōlą *tōlō
accusative *tōlą *tōlō
genitive *tōlas, *tōlis *tōlǫ̂
dative *tōlai *tōlamaz
instrumental *tōlō *tōlamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *tōl
    • Old English: tōl (possibly inherited from Proto-West Germanic, but since the term is not attested in other West Germanic languages, perhaps borrowed from Old Norse)
  • Old Norse: tól
    • Icelandic: tól
    • Faroese: tól
    • Norn: tøl
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: tol
    • Old Swedish: tōl (in compounds)
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