*tōlą
Runic: ᛏᛟᛚᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈtɔː.lɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
tool
Etymology
(SS: see Kroonen 2017) Perhaps from earlier *taudlą, from Proto-Indo-European *dowh₂-dʰlo-m, from *dewh₂- (‘to tie to; secure’). If so, equivalent to *tawjaną + *-þlą.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tōlą | tōlō |
| Acc. | tōlą | tōlō |
| Gen. | tōlas, tōlis | tōlǫ̂ |
| Dat. | tōlai | tōlamaz |
| Inst. | tōlō | tōlamiz |
| Voc. | tōlą | tōlō |
Descendants
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*tōl (Proto-West Germanic)
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tōl (Old English)
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tool, tole, tol (Middle English)
- tool (English)
- tule, tuil (Scots)
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tool, tole, tol (Middle English)
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tōl (Old English)
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tól (Old Norse)
- tól (Faroese)
- tól (Icelandic)
- tøl (Norn)
- tol (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- tōl (Old Swedish)