Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wrōtil

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

*wrōtul

Etymology

From *wrōtan +‎ *-il.

Noun

*wrōtil m

That which is used to root around, rooter, snout

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wrōtil
Genitive	*wrōtilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wrōtil	wrōtilō, wrōtilōs
Accusative	*wrōtil	*wrōtilā
Genitive	*wrōtilas	*wrōtilō
Dative	*wrōtilē	*wrōtilum
Instrumental	*wrōtilu	*wrōtilum

Descendants

Old English: *wrōtel, wrōt
- Middle English: wrot, wrotte
Old Saxon: *wrōtil, *wrōt
- Middle Low German: wrōte (attested only in the sense of "mole")
  - German Low German: Fröte, Frööt (from earlier wrote, wröte)
Old High German: *wruozil, *ruozil
- Middle High German: rüezel, rüzzel
  - German: Rüssel
    - → German Low German: Rüssel
- → Middle Low German: rȫsel