*þelą
Runic: ᚦᛖᛚᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈθe.lɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
floor; deal (plank)
Etymology
Likely from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂-o-s, from *telh₂- (‘flat surface, ground; board, plank’). Compare Proto-Slavic *tьlò (‘ground, bottom’), Sanskrit तल (tála) (tála, ‘surface, sloor’), Latin tellūs (‘earth; world’), Old Irish talam (‘earth, dry land’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | þelą | þelō |
| Acc. | þelą | þelō |
| Gen. | þelas, þilis | þelǫ̂ |
| Dat. | þelai | þelamaz |
| Inst. | þelō | þelamiz |
| Voc. | þelą | þelō |
Descendants
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þel (Old English)
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thele (Middle English)
- theal (English)
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thele (Middle English)
- thili (Old Saxon)
- *thili (Old Dutch)
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dil (Old High German)
- dil, til (Middle High German)
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dili (Old High German)
- dil, til (Middle High German)
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dilo (Old High German)
- dil, til (Middle High German)
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þel (Old Norse)
- teli (Finnish)
- þiæl (Old Swedish)
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þili (Old Norse)
- teli (Finnish)
- þiæl (Old Swedish)
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þeli (Old Norse)
- teli (Finnish)
- þiæl (Old Swedish)
- *tielō (Proto-Samic)
- *tëla (Proto-Finnic)