Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/talgaz

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

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dolgʰos (“fat”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑl.ɣɑz/

Noun

*talgaz m

1. tallow

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *talgaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*talgaz	*talgōz, *talgōs
vocative	*talg	*talgōz, *talgōs
accusative	*talgą	*talganz
genitive	*talgas, *talgis	*talgǫ̂
dative	*talgai	*talgamaz
instrumental	*talgō	*talgamiz

Derived terms

• *talgijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *talg
  • Old English: tælg, *tealg, *tealh
    • Middle English: talow
      • English: tallow
      • Scots: tauch, tallon
  • Old Frisian: *talch, *talk
    • West Frisian: talk
  • Old Saxon: *talg
    • Middle Low German: talch
      • German Low German: Talg
      • → German: Talg
        • → Dutch: talg (until 17th c.; modern form chiefly from German)
      • → Old Norse: talg, talk n (*tǫlg, tolgr, tolg f)
        • (Old Norse: tólgr, tólg)
          • (Icelandic: tólg f)
        • Faroese: tálg f
        • Norwegian Nynorsk: talg; (dialectal) tolg, tølg, tålg, tåg)
        • Norwegian Bokmål: talg
        • Old Swedish: talgher m
          • Swedish: talg
        • Danish: talg
  • Old Dutch: *talg
    • Middle Dutch: talgh, talch; tallick
      • Dutch: talk