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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tilōną

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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

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Etymology

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From *tilą (goal) +‎ *-ōną. Also compare *tilaz (fitting).[1][2]

Verb

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*tilōną

  1. to strive; reach; mint; aim; hurry

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “tila”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 517
  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “telen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute