Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jekulaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative forms

*jikilaz

Etymology

From *jekô +‎ *-ulaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈje.ku.lɑz/

Noun

*jekulaz m

icicle

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *jekulaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*jekulaz	jekulōz, jekulōs
vocative	*jekul	jekulōz, jekulōs
accusative	*jekulą	*jekulanz
genitive	jekulas, jekulis	*jekulǫ̂
dative	*jekulai	*jekulamaz
instrumental	*jekulō	*jekulamiz

Descendants

Old English: ġecel, ġicel
- Middle English: ikil
  - English: ickle (dialectal)
  - ⇒ Middle English: isikel, isykle
    - English: icicle
Old Frisian: *jikel, *jukel
- ⇒ Saterland Frisian: Íesjúkel
- West Frisian: jûkel
Old Saxon: gikilla, gichilla
- Middle Low German: iekel, jȫkele, yöckel, jukel, gukel
  - Low German: Jökel
  - → Saterland Frisian: Juukel
  - ⇒ Middle Low German: îsjȫkel, îskēgel
    - Low German: Iesjökel
    - → Saterland Frisian: Iesjuukel
Old High German: ihilla, ihhilla, ichilla
Old Norse: jǫkull
- Icelandic: jökull
  - → Danish: jøkel
    - Norwegian Bokmål: jøkel
  - → English: jokul
  - → Swedish: jökel
- Faroese: jøkul, jøkil
- Norwegian Nynorsk: jøkul, jøkle; (dialectal) jukul
- Old Swedish: īkil
  - Swedish: ickel (dialectal)
- Old Danish: egle
  - ⇒ Danish: jisegel (dialectal)

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