Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smiril

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 *smirilaz.

Noun

*smiril m

  1. falcon, merlin
    Synonyms: *falkō, *smirilling, *smirilljō

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *smiril
Genitive *smirilas
Singular Plural
Nominative *smiril *smirilō, *smirilōs
Accusative *smiril *smirilā
Genitive *smirilas *smirilō
Dative *smirilē *smirilum
Instrumental *smirilu *smirilum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *smiril
    • Middle Low German: smerl
  • Old Dutch: *smiril
    • Middle Dutch: smērel, smerle
      • Dutch: smeerle (archaic)
  • Old High German: smiril, smirl
    • Middle High German: smerl, smirl
      • German: Schmirl, Schmerl
      • ⇒ Middle High German: smerlīn
        • German: Schmerlein
  • → Medieval Latin: smerlus, *smerla
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