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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smirilaz
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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
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly Proto-Indo-European *h₂mes-l- (“blackbird”) (whence also *amslǭ > German Amsel, English ousel), though the OED rejects this.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmi.ri.lɑz/
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *smirilaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *smirilaz | *smirilōz, *smirilōs | |
| vocative | *smiril | *smirilōz, *smirilōs | |
| accusative | *smirilą | *smirilanz | |
| genitive | *smirilas, *smirilis | *smirilǫ̂ | |
| dative | *smirilai | *smirilamaz | |
| instrumental | *smirilō | *smirilamiz | |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *smiril, *smerlō
- Old Saxon: *smiril, *smerlo
- Middle Low German: smerle
- ⇒ Middle Low German: smerlink
- Middle Low German: smerle
- Old Dutch: *smiril, *smerlo
- Middle Dutch: smērel, smerle
- Dutch: smeerle (archaic)
- Middle Dutch: smērel, smerle
- Old High German: smiril, smirl, smerlo
- → Medieval Latin: smerillus, smerlus
- Old French: esmeril
- ⇒ Old French: esmerillon, emerillon
- Middle French: emerillon
- French: émerillon
- → Middle English: merlioun, amerlyon, emerlion, emerlyoun, marlyon, merilioun, merleyn, merliȝon, merlion, merlone, merlyn, merlyon, merlyone, merlyoun
- → Italian: smeriglione
- → Old Occitan: esmerilho, esmerilhon
- Occitan: esmerilho
- → Old Spanish: esmerejon, esmerijon (calque)
- Spanish: esmerejón
- → Portuguese: esmerilhão (calque)
- Middle French: emerillon
- → Old Occitan: esmerilh
- ⇒ Old French: esmerillon, emerillon
- Catalan: esmirla, esmirle
- Italian: smerlo
- Old Occitan: esmirle
- Old French: esmeril
- Old Saxon: *smiril, *smerlo
- Old Norse: smyrill
Further reading
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
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