Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/īdalaz

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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

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Etymology

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A denominative adjective, from pre-Germanic *ih₁-tlo- or *ih₁tolos, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁-. Related to Russian я́ловый (jálovyj, barren), Latvian jēls (raw, uncooked), Welsh iâl (clearing, glade).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*īdalaz

  1. (West Germanic) idle, void, unused

Inflection

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