Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/finhlō

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 *finhlōną +‎ *-ō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸĩx.lɔː/

Noun

*finhlō f

  1. rasp, file

Inflection

Declension of *finhlō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *finhlō *finhlôz
vocative *finhlō *finhlôz
accusative *finhlǭ *finhlōz
genitive *finhlōz *finhlǫ̂
dative *finhlōi *finhlōmaz
instrumental *finhlō *finhlōmiz

Alternative reconstructions

  • *finhalō, *finhilō

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *fį̄hlu, *fį̄halu, *fį̄hilu, *fį̄hulu
    • Old English: fīil, fīol, fēol, fēl
    • Old Frisian: *fīle
    • Old Saxon: fīla
      • Middle Low German: vîle
        • German Low German: File
        • → Swedish: fil
    • Old Dutch: *fīla
      • Middle Dutch: vile
        • Dutch: vijl
          • Afrikaans: vyl
          • Berbice Creole Dutch: feli
          • Negerhollands: feile
          • → Aukan: fei
          • → Caribbean Hindustani: feiri
    • Old High German: fīhala, fīgila, fīla
    • → Proto-Slavic: *pĩlà (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Norse: þél ( < *fíla, *fél)
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