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

Alternative forms

*smerlō

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz, of unknown origin.

Noun

*smiril m

falcon; merlin

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

Descendants

Old Saxon: *smiril, *smerlo
- Middle Low German: smerle
  - ⇒ Middle Low German: smerlink
Old Dutch: *smiril, *smerlo
- Middle Dutch: smērel, smerle
  - Dutch: smeerle (archaic)
Old High German: smiril, smirl, smerlo
- Middle High German: smirl, smirle
  - German: Schmirl, Schmerl
  - ⇒ Middle High German: smerlīn
    - German: Schmerlein
  - ⇒ Middle High German: smirlinc, smirlink
    - German: Schmerling
→ 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
      - English: merlin, marlin, marlion, marlyon, merline, merlion, merlon
      - Scots: maalin (Shetland)
      - → Dutch: merlijn
    - → Italian: smeriglione
    - → Old Occitan: esmerilho, esmerilhon
      - Occitan: esmerilho
    - → Old Spanish: esmerejon, esmerijon (calque)
      - Spanish: esmerejón
    - → Portuguese: esmerilhão (calque)
  - → Old Occitan: esmerilh
- Catalan: esmirla, esmirle
- Italian: smerlo
- Old Occitan: esmirle

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