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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/getulaz

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

Alternative forms

  • *getalaz, *gitilaz

Etymology

From *getaną (to attain, acquire, get, receive, hold) + *-ulaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣe.tu.lɑz/

Adjective

*getulaz[1]

  1. acquisitive, prone to acquisition

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *getul, *gitil
    • Old English: *ġeotol, *ġitol
      • Old English: andġitol
      • Old English: oferġeotol, oferġitol
    • Old Dutch: *afgetali
    • Old High German: *gezzal
      • Old High German: āgezzal
        • Middle High German: āgezzel
      • Old High German: abgezzal
  • Old Norse: *getall
    • Old Norse: sanngetall (tending to speak truly)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*getulaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 133
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