Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/baitilaz

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

*baitīlaz

Etymology

From *bait- (“to make bite”) +‎ *-ilaz (suffix deriving names of tools). The o-grade might indicate a lost strong verb *baitaną; compare *baitraz.

Noun

*baitilaz m

chisel

Inflection

Declension of *baitilaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*baitilaz	baitilōz, baitilōs
vocative	*baitil	baitilōz, baitilōs
accusative	*baitilą	*baitilanz
genitive	baitilas, baitilis	*baitilǫ̂
dative	*baitilai	*baitilamaz
instrumental	*baitilō	*baitilamiz

Synonyms

*maitilaz

Related terms

*baitīslą

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *baitil
- Old Frisian: *bētel
  - Saterland Frisian: Boitel
  - West Frisian: beitel
- Old Saxon: beitil
  - Middle Low German: beitel, bētel
    - Low German: Beitel
      - → German: Beitel
    - Plautdietsch: Beitel
- Old Dutch: *beitil
  - Middle Dutch: beitel
    - Dutch: beitel
      - Afrikaans: beitel
      - → Japanese: バイト (baito)
- Old High German: beizil
  - Middle High German: beizel
Old Norse: beitill
- Norwegian: beitel
- Gutnish: baitel, baitl, baitul
→ Proto-Finnic: *paittilas (see there for further descendants)