Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þikkul

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

Etymology

From *þikkwōn +‎ *-ul.

Adjective

*þikkul

  1. tending to make thick; prone to thickening or thickness

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *þikkul
Genitive *þikkulas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *þikkul *þikkulu *þikkul
Accusative *þikkulanā *þikkulā *þikkul
Genitive *þikkulas *þikkuleʀā *þikkulas
Dative *þikkulumē *þikkuleʀē *þikkulumē
Instrumental *þikkulu *þikkuleʀu *þikkulu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *þikkulē *þikkulō *þikkulu
Accusative *þikkulā *þikkulā *þikkulu
Genitive *þikkuleʀō *þikkuleʀō *þikkuleʀō
Dative *þikkulēm, *þikkulum *þikkulēm, *þikkulum *þikkulēm, *þikkulum
Instrumental *þikkulēm, *þikkulum *þikkulēm, *þikkulum *þikkulēm, *þikkulum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *þikkūl

Descendants

  • Old English: þiccol, þiccul
    • Middle English: þiccol, thikkol
  • Old Saxon: *thikkul
    • Middle Low German: dickelhaftich
  • Old High German: *dikkul
    • Middle High German: dickeleht