Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pulwī

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 pulvinus +‎ *-ī.

Noun

*pulwī f

pillow, cushion, bolster
Synonyms: *bolstr, *kussīn, *wangī

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*pulwī
Genitive	*pulwīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*pulwī	—
Accusative	*pulwīn	—
Genitive	*pulwīn	—
Dative	*pulwīn	—
Instrumental	*pulwīn	—

Derived terms

*haubidapulwī

Descendants

Old English: pylwe, pylu, pyle
- Middle English: pilwe, pilue, pilew, pelew, pilow, pylwe, pylow, pule, pyle, pile, pelewe, pilewe, pelowe, pilowe
  - English: pillow
    - → Maori: pera
  - Scots: pillae
Old Frisian: pēl
- Saterland Frisian: Peel
- West Frisian: pel
Old Saxon: puli
- Middle Low German: pȫl, pol, pȫle, poil, poll, pêl, pǖle, pule
  - German Low German: Pöhl
  - → Saterland Frisian: Púul
Old Dutch: *puluwī
- Middle Dutch: poluwe
  - Dutch: peluw
  - West Flemish: fluwyn
Old High German: pfuluwī, phuluwī, pfuluwī, pfuliwī, phuliwī, pfulwī, phulwī
- Middle High German: pfulwe, pfülwe, phulwe, phülwe
  - Alemannic German: Pfulme
  - German: Pfühl
  - Luxembourgish: Pillem