Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þūmilaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *þūmô +‎ *-ilaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθuː.mi.laz/

Noun

*þūmilaz m

  1. thumb-covering; thumb-sheath

Inflection

Declension of *þūmilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þūmilaz *þūmilōz, *þūmilōs
vocative *þūmil *þūmilōz, *þūmilōs
accusative *þūmilą *þūmilanz
genitive *þūmilas, *þūmilis *þūmilǫ̂
dative *þūmilai *þūmilamaz
instrumental *þūmilō *þūmilamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: þȳmel
    • Middle English: thymbyll, themel, þymel, thymbyl, themyl, thymle, themelle
      • English: thimble
      • Scots: thummle, thumble
  • Old Norse: þumall (← *þūmalaz); *þumill
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