Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tōlą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (“to tie to; secure”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɔː.lɑ̃/

Noun

*tōlą n

tool

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension 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

Related terms

*tawjaną

Descendants

Old English: tōl
- Middle English: tool, tole, tol
  - Scots: tule, tuil
  - English: tool
Old Norse: tól
- Icelandic: tól
- Faroese: tól
- Norn: tøl
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tol
- Old Swedish: tōl (in compounds)

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