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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/taglą

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *doḱ- (“hair of the tail”), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (“to tear, shred, fray”). Cognate with Old Irish dúal (“strand or lock of hair”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑɣ.lɑ̃/

Noun

*taglą n

  1. hair; ponytail
  2. hair of a tail; tail

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *taglą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *taglą *taglō
vocative *taglą *taglō
accusative *taglą *taglō
genitive *taglas, *taglis *taglǫ̂
dative *taglai *taglamaz
instrumental *taglō *taglamiz

Synonyms
  • *taglaz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *tagl
    • Old English: tæġl, tæġel
    • Old Saxon: *tagal
      • Middle Low German: tagel
        • Low German: Tagel
    • Old Dutch: *tagal, *tegil, *teil (in toponyms)
      • Middle Dutch: *teil
    • Old High German: zagal, zagel, zagil
  • Old Norse: tagl
    • Icelandic: tagl
    • Faroese: tagl
    • Norwegian: tagl
    • Old Swedish: taghl
      • Swedish: tagel
    • Danish: tavl (dialectal)
  • Gothic: 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐌻 (tagl)
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