Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dumpil

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 Proto-Germanic *dumpilaz.

Noun

*dumpil m

  1. a well or depression
  2. pit

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *dumpil
Genitive *dumpilas
Singular Plural
Nominative *dumpil *dumpilō, *dumpilōs
Accusative *dumpil *dumpilā
Genitive *dumpilas *dumpilō
Dative *dumpilē *dumpilum
Instrumental *dumpilu *dumpilum

Descendants

  • Old English: *dympel
    • English: dimpel, dimpil, dympull
  • Old Saxon: *dumpil
    • Middle Low German: dümpel
      • German Low German: Dümpel
  • Old High German: *tumpfil; tumpfilo
    • Middle High German: tümpfel
      • German: Tümpfel (dialectal), Tümpel