Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dulgaz

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰlegʰ- (“debt”). Cognate with Old Irish dligid (“lays claim to, deserves”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdul.ɣɑz/

Noun

*dulgaz m

1. debt

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *dulgaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dulgaz	*dulgōz, *dulgōs
vocative	*dulg	*dulgōz, *dulgōs
accusative	*dulgą	*dulganz
genitive	*dulgas, *dulgis	*dulgǫ̂
dative	*dulgai	*dulgamaz
instrumental	*dulgō	*dulgamiz

Descendants

• Gothic: 𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲𐍃 (dulgs)
  • → Proto-Slavic: *dъlgъ (possibly; see etymology there)
• → Proto-Samic: *tuolkō (see there for further descendants)