Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þuliz

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *þuljaną (“to speak, to recite”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*þuliz m[1][2]

  1. reciter
  2. orator, speaker

Inflection[edit]

i-stemDeclension of *þuliz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þuliz *þulīz
vocative *þuli *þulīz
accusative *þulį *þulinz
genitive *þulīz *þuljǫ̂
dative *þulī *þulimaz
instrumental *þulī *þulimiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þuli
    • Old English: þyle
      • → English: thyle (learned)
  • Old Norse: þulr

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*þuliz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 428
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þuli-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 550
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