Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þwahilā

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 *þwahan +‎ *-ilā.

Noun

*þwahilā f

  1. object used in washing, washrag, towel
    Synonym: *þwahilu

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *þwahilā
Genitive *þwahilōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *þwahilā *þwahilōn
Accusative *þwahilōn *þwahilōn
Genitive *þwahilōn *þwahilōnō
Dative *þwahilōn *þwahilōm, *þwahilum
Instrumental *þwahilōn *þwahilōm, *þwahilum

Descendants

Note: Many of the descendants merged with the o-stem variant; see Descendants at *þwahilu.

  • Old English: þwǣle
  • Old Saxon: *thwehila
    • Middle Low German: dwēle, dweile, twele
      • German Low German: Dweil m
  • Old Dutch: *thwāla
  • Old High German: dwahila, dwehila
    • Middle High German: dwehele, twehele, dwehel, twehel, twahel, dwēle, twēle, twelle, zwehel, zwechel, zwehele, zwēle
      • German: Twele
    • ⇒ Old High German: hantdwahala, hanttwāla, hantdwahila, hantdwehila
      • Middle High German: hanttwehele, hanttwehel
        • German: Handzwehle
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