Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/egalu

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 *egalaz.

Noun

*egalu f

  1. leech

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *egalu
Genitive *egalā
Singular Plural
Nominative *egalu *egalō
Accusative *egalā *egalā
Genitive *egalā *egalō
Dative *egalē *egalōm, *egalum
Instrumental *egalu *egalōm, *egalum

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: egela
    • Middle Low German: ēgele, ēgel
  • Old Dutch: *egela
  • Old High German: egala
    • Middle High German: egel, egele
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