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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *finhlō. Equivalent to *fį̄hlōn (“to file, polish”) + *-u.
Noun
*fį̄hlu f
- rasp, file
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*fį̄hlu
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| Genitive
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*fį̄hlā
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*fį̄hlu
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*fį̄hlō
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| Accusative
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*fį̄hlā
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*fį̄hlā
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| Genitive
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*fį̄hlā
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*fį̄hlō
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| Dative
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*fį̄hlē
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*fį̄hlōm, *fį̄hlum
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| Instrumental
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*fį̄hlu
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*fį̄hlōm, *fį̄hlum
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Alternative reconstructions
- *fį̄halu, *fį̄hilu, *fį̄hulu
Descendants
- Old English: fīil, fīol, fēol, fēl
- Old Frisian: *fīle
- Old Saxon: fīla
- Middle Low German: vîle
- German Low German: File
- → Swedish: fil
- Old Dutch: *fīla
- Middle Dutch: vile
- Dutch: vijl
- Afrikaans: vyl
- Berbice Creole Dutch: feli
- Negerhollands: feile
- → Aukan: fei
- → Caribbean Hindustani: feiri
- Old High German: fīhala, fīgila, fīla
- → Proto-Slavic: *pĩlà (see there for further descendants)