Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/teldaną

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

Uncertain. Possibly derived from a Proto-Indo-European *delH- (“to flatten, spread out”), with an extension *-dʰ- (perhaps from *dʰeh₁- (“to put”)), giving *delH-dʰh₁- (“to put flat”). Potential cognates include Lithuanian délna (“palm of hand”), Proto-Slavic *dòlnь (“idem”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtel.dɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*teldaną

1. to cover

Inflection

Conjugation of *teldaną (strong class 3)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*teldō	*teldaų	—	*teldai	?
2nd singular	*tildizi	*teldaiz	*teld	*teldazai	*teldaizau
3rd singular	*tildidi	*teldai	*teldadau	*teldadai	*teldaidau
1st dual	*teldōz	*teldaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*teldadiz	*teldaidiz	*teldadiz	—	—
1st plural	*teldamaz	*teldaim	—	*teldandai	*teldaindau
2nd plural	*tildid	*teldaid	*tildid	*teldandai	*teldaindau
3rd plural	*teldandi	*teldain	*teldandau	*teldandai	*teldaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*tald	*tuldį̄
2nd singular	*talst	*tuldīz
3rd singular	*tald	*tuldī
1st dual	*tuldū	*tuldīw
2nd dual	*tuldudiz	*tuldīdiz
1st plural	*tuldum	*tuldīm
2nd plural	*tuldud	*tuldīd
3rd plural	*tuldun	*tuldīn
	present	past
participles	*teldandz	*tuldanaz

Derived terms

• *teldą

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *teldan
  • Old English: *teldan
    • ⇒ Old English: beteldan
• Norwegian: tjalða (a weak verb, possibly from *teldōną instead)