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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/pullaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpul.lɑz/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *bulno-, *bōwl- (“round object, bubble”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). Cognate with Latin bulla (“bubble, buckle, knob”).

Noun

*pullaz m

  1. round object
  2. (anatomy) head
  3. top, summit, peak

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *pullaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *pullaz *pullōz, *pullōs
vocative *pull *pullōz, *pullōs
accusative *pullą *pullanz
genitive *pullas, *pullis *pullǫ̂
dative *pullai *pullamaz
instrumental *pullō *pullamiz

Descendants
  • Old English: *poll
    • Middle English: polle, poll (also perhaps from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German); (> tadpolle, taddepol, etc.)
  • Old Frisian: (*poll)
    • Saterland Frisian: (pol)
  • Old Saxon: *poll
    • Middle Low German: pol, polle
      • Low German: Polle
  • Old Dutch: *poll, (polla)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *bale- (“bog, marsh”). Cognate with Lithuanian bala (“bog; marsh; swamp; pool”), Latvian bala (“a muddly, treeless depression”), Russian болото (boloto, “swamp; bog; marsh”).

Noun

*pullaz m

  1. pool, puddle
  2. ditch, creek
Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *pullaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *pullaz *pullōz, *pullōs
vocative *pull *pullōz, *pullōs
accusative *pullą *pullanz
genitive *pullas, *pullis *pullǫ̂
dative *pullai *pullamaz
instrumental *pullō *pullamiz
Derived terms
  • *pullijaz
Descendants
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