Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wibil
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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 *wibilaz. Equivalent to *weban (“to weave”) + *-il.
Noun
*wibil m[1]
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *wibil | |
| Genitive | *wibilas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wibil | *wibilō, *wibilōs |
| Accusative | *wibil | *wibilā |
| Genitive | *wibilas | *wibilō |
| Dative | *wibilē | *wibilum |
| Instrumental | *wibilu | *wibilum |
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: wifel, wibil, wibl, uuibil, *fifel
- Old Saxon: *wivil, *uuivil, *wibil
- Old Dutch: *wivil
- Old High German: wibil
References
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Wiebel”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 790: “wg. *webila-”