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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hą̄hil

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 *hanhilaz. Equivalent to *hą̄h (heel, sole) + *-il (-le).

Noun

*hą̄hil m

  1. heel

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *hą̄hil
Genitive *hą̄hilas
Singular Plural
Nominative *hą̄hil *hą̄hilō, *hą̄hilōs
Accusative *hą̄hil *hą̄hilā
Genitive *hą̄hilas *hą̄hilō
Dative *hą̄hilē *hą̄hilum
Instrumental *hą̄hilu *hą̄hilum

Descendants

  • Old English: hēla
    • Middle English: hele, heele, heyle, heyll, hiele, hile
      • English: heel
      • Scots: heel
      • Yola: heel
  • Old Frisian: hēla
    • North Frisian:
      Föhr-Amrum: haiel
  • Old Saxon: hēla
    • Middle Low German: hele
      • German Low German: Hiel
  • Old Dutch: *hiela
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