Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lapil

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 *lappjan (“to provide food”) +‎ *-il.

Noun

*lapil m

  1. spoon
    Synonym: *spānu

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *lapil
Genitive *lapilas
Singular Plural
Nominative *lapil *lapilō, *lapilōs
Accusative *lapil *lapilā
Genitive *lapilas *lapilō
Dative *lapilē *lapilum
Instrumental *lapilu *lapilum

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: lepel, leppel
    • Saterland Frisian: Lääpel
    • West Frisian: leppel
  • Old Saxon: lepil
  • Old Dutch: *lepil
    • Middle Dutch: lēpel
      • Dutch: lepel
        • Afrikaans: lepel
        • Berbice Creole Dutch: leple
        • Jersey Dutch: lêpel
        • Negerhollands: leepel, leppu
        • Skepi Creole Dutch: lepel
        • → Lokono: lepele
      • Limburgish: laepel
    • Limburgish: laepel
  • Old High German: lepfil, leffil
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