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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gallǭ
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”). Related to Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “gall, bile”), Avestan 𐬰𐬁𐬭𐬀 (zāra, “gall”).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣɑl.lɔ̃ː/
Inflection
| ōn-stemDeclension of *gallǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *gallǭ | *gallōniz | |
| vocative | *gallǭ | *gallōniz | |
| accusative | *gallōnų | *gallōnunz | |
| genitive | *gallōniz | *gallōnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *gallōni | *gallōmaz | |
| instrumental | *gallōnē | *gallōmiz | |
Descendants
References
- “Proto-Germanic/gallǭ” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- Guus Kroonen, Reflections on the o/zero-Ablaut in the Germanic Iterative Verbs, in The Indo-European Verb: Proceedings of the Conference of the Society for Indo-European Studies, Los Angeles, 13-15 September 2010, Wiesbaden, Reichert Verlag, 2012
- Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries: Word Histories and Mysteries: From Abracadabra to Zeus (2004)
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