Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/turdawibilaz

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

From *turdą (“manure”) +‎ *wibilaz (“beetle”).[1]

Noun

*turdawibilaz m

  1. dung-beetle

Inflection

Declension of *turdawibilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *turdawibilaz *turdawibilōz, *turdawibilōs
vocative *turdawibil *turdawibilōz, *turdawibilōs
accusative *turdawibilą *turdawibilanz
genitive *turdawibilas, *turdawibilis *turdawibilǫ̂
dative *turdawibilai *turdawibilamaz
instrumental *turdawibilō *turdawibilamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *tordawibil
    • Old English: tordwifel
      • Middle English: *tordwevel
        • English: turd weevil
    • Old Dutch: *tordewivil, *tortwivil
      • Middle Dutch: *tordewevel, *tortwevel
        • Dutch: tortwevel
  • Old Norse: torðvifill, torðyfill

References

  1. ^ Hellquist, Elof (1922) “tordyvel”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 991
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