Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þwirilaz

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 *þweraną +‎ *-ilaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθwi.ri.lɑz/

Noun

*þwirilaz m

  1. stirring-stick, whisk

Inflection

Declension of *þwirilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þwirilaz *þwirilōz, *þwirilōs
vocative *þwiril *þwirilōz, *þwirilōs
accusative *þwirilą *þwirilanz
genitive *þwirilas, *þwirilis *þwirilǫ̂
dative *þwirilai *þwirilamaz
instrumental *þwirilō *þwirilamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þwiril
    • Old English: þwirel
    • Old High German: thwiril, dwiril
      • Middle High German: twirel, twirl, quirel
  • Old Norse: þyrill