Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dulgą
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Maybe related to *dulgaz (“debt”)[1] or perhaps to Ancient Greek θέλγω (thélgō, “to enchant, cheat”).[2]
Noun
[edit]*dulgą n
Inflection
[edit]| neuter a-stemDeclension of *dulgą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *dulgą | *dulgō | |
| vocative | *dulgą | *dulgō | |
| accusative | *dulgą | *dulgō | |
| genitive | *dulgas, *dulgis | *dulgǫ̂ | |
| dative | *dulgai | *dulgamaz | |
| instrumental | *dulgō | *dulgamiz | |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *dolg
- Old Norse: dolg; dolgr
References
[edit]- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*dulga-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*đulʒan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 78