Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/agil

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 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

  • *ahil

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *agilaz, from *h₂eḱ-il-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointy”) +‎ *-ilós, the suffix equivalent to *-il.

Noun

*agil m

  1. awn

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *agil
Genitive *agilas
Singular Plural
Nominative *agil *agilō, *agilōs
Accusative *agil *agilā
Genitive *agilas *agilō
Dative *agilē *agilum
Instrumental *agilu *agilum

Descendants

  • Old English: eġl f
    • Middle English: eile
  • Old High German: ahil
    • German: Achel f (dialectal)

Further reading

  • Guus Kroonen (2013) “*ahila- ~ *agila-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 5
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