Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/insulā

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

Borrowed from Latin insula (“island”) and Vulgar Latin *isula (“island”).

Noun

*insulā f

  1. island

Declension

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *insulā
Genitive *insulōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *insulā *insulōn
Accusative *insulōn *insulōn
Genitive *insulōn *insulōnō
Dative *insulōn *insulōm, *insulum
Instrumental *insulōn *insulōm, *insulum

Alternative forms

  • *isulā, *īsulā

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *insala, *insula
  • Old High German: *insila, īsila, isila
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