Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwītilaz

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 *hwītaz +‎ *-ilaz (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxʷiː.ti.lɑz/

Noun

*hwītilaz m

linen, sheet

Inflection

Declension of *hwītilaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hwītilaz	hwītilōz, hwītilōs
vocative	*hwītil	hwītilōz, hwītilōs
accusative	*hwītilą	*hwītilanz
genitive	hwītilas, hwītilis	*hwītilǫ̂
dative	*hwītilai	*hwītilamaz
instrumental	*hwītilō	*hwītilamiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *hwītil
- Old English: hwītel
  - Middle English: whytel, whitle, wytele, wittulle
    - English: whittle
    - Yola: whithel
  - → Old Northern French: blancet, blanket (calque)
    - Middle French: blanchet
      - French: blanchet
    - → Middle English: blanket
      - English: blanket
      - Scots: blanket
      - → Old Norse: blakt
Old Norse: hvítill
- Icelandic: hvítill
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kvitel