Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/igil

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *igilaz.

Noun

*igil m

  1. hedgehog

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *igil
Genitive *igilas
Singular Plural
Nominative *igil *igilō, *igilōs
Accusative *igil *igilā
Genitive *igilas *igilō
Dative *igilē *igilum
Instrumental *igilu *igilum

Descendants

  • Old English: iġil, iġl, īl
    • Middle English: ile
  • Old Frisian: igel
  • Old Saxon: igil
  • Old Dutch: *igil
  • Old High German: igil
    • Middle High German: igil
      • German: Igel
      • Rhine Franconian:
        Frankfurterisch:
      • Vilamovian: ejggl