Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ili

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ili.

Noun

*ili n

  1. sole of the foot
  2. weal, callus

Inflection

Consonant stem
Singular
Nominative *ili
Genitive *iliþi
Singular Plural
Nominative *ili *iliþi
Accusative *ili *iliþi
Genitive *iliþi *iliþō
Dative *iliþi *iliþum
Instrumental *iliþi *iliþum

Descendants

  • Old English: ill n, ile m
  • Old Frisian: ili, ile, il
    • North Frisian: il, eel
    • Saterland Frisian: Íelt
    • West Frisian: yl, ylt
  • Old Saxon: *ili, *ilthi
  • Old Dutch: *ili, *ilithi, *ilthi
    • Middle Dutch: *ele, *elede, *elde, *elet, *ēlt (alternatively, borrowed from Middle Low German)