Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tagl

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *taglą.

Noun

*tagl n

1. (of a human) hair; pony-tail, pigtail
2. (of an animal) hair; tail

Declension

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*tagl
Genitive	*taglas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*tagl	*taglu
Accusative	*tagl	*taglu
Genitive	*taglas	*taglō
Dative	*taglē	*taglum
Instrumental	*taglu	*taglum

Synonyms

• *stert

Descendants

• Old English: tæġl, tæġel
  • Middle English: teil, tayl, tail
    • English: tail
    • Scots: tail, tale
• Old Frisian: *teil
  • Saterland Frisian: Tail
  • West Frisian: teil
• Old Saxon: *tagal
  • Middle Low German: tagel
    • Low German: Tagel
• Old Dutch: *tagal, *tegil, *teil (in toponyms)
  • Middle Dutch: tale, tael, *teil
    • Dutch: teil, taal (rare)
    • ⇒ Dutch: oogtaal (“eyelash”)
    • West Flemish: teil
• Old High German: zagal, zagel, zagil
  • Middle High German: zagel, zail, zeil
    • German: Zagel (dialectal)