Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/pullaz

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpul.lɑz/

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bl̥nos (“bog, marsh”). Cognate with Lithuanian balà (“bog; marsh; swamp; pool”), Latvian bala (“a muddly, treeless depression”), Russian боло́то (bolóto, “swamp; bog; marsh”).

Noun

*pullaz m

1. pool, puddle

   Synonym: *pōlaz

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

Related terms

• *pōlaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *pull
  • Old English: pull; (pyll < *pullijaz)
    • Middle English: pul, pyll, pill
      • English: pill
  • Old Saxon: *pull, *poll
    • Middle Low German: poll
• Old Norse: pollr
  • Icelandic: pollur
  • Faroese: pollur
  • → Scots: poll, pow

Probably via either Old English or Old Norse are:

• → Proto-Brythonic: *pull
  • Old Breton: Pul-Bili (place name)
    • Middle Breton: pul, poul, poull
      • Breton: poull
  • Old Cornish: pol
    • Middle Cornish: pol
      • Cornish: poll
  • Middle Welsh: pwll
    • Welsh: pwll
• → Middle Irish: poll
  • Irish: poll
  • Manx: poyll
  • Scottish Gaelic: poll