Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pīl

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 Latin pīlum.

Noun

*pīl m

  1. a pointed shaft, javelin
  2. an arrow
  3. a nail, spike

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *pīl
Genitive *pīlas
Singular Plural
Nominative *pīl *pīlō, *pīlōs
Accusative *pīl *pīlā
Genitive *pīlas *pīlō
Dative *pīlē *pīlum
Instrumental *pīlu *pīlum

Descendants

  • Old English: pīl
  • Old Frisian: pīl
    • Saterland Frisian: Piel
    • West Frisian: pyl
  • Old Saxon: *pīl
    • Middle Low German: pîl
      • German Low German: Piel
      • → Old Norse: píll
        • Icelandic: píll
        • Faroese: pílur
        • Danish: pil
  • Old Dutch: pīl
  • Old High German: pfīl, phīl
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