Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hą̄hilō

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 *hą̄hil +‎ *-ō, from Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz. Equivalent to *hą̄h (“heel, sole”) +‎ *-il (diminutive suffix) +‎ *-ō.

Noun

*hą̄hilō m

  1. heel

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *hą̄hilō
Genitive *hą̄hilini, *hą̄hilan
Singular Plural
Nominative *hą̄hilō *hą̄hilan
Accusative *hą̄hilan *hą̄hilan
Genitive *hą̄hilini, *hą̄hilan *hą̄hilanō
Dative *hą̄hilini, *hą̄hilan *hą̄hilum
Instrumental *hą̄hilini, *hą̄hilan *hą̄hilum
  • *hą̄hsu

Descendants

  • Old English: hēla, hǣla
    • Middle English: hele, heele, heyle, heyll, hiele, hile
      • English: heel
      • Scots: heel
      • Yola: heel
  • Old Frisian: hēla
    • North Frisian: (Föhr-Amrum) haiel, hael, häile, hajel, hägel
    • West Frisian: hyl
  • Old Saxon: *hāhilo, *hēhilo, *hēlo
    • Middle Low German: *hêle, *hiele
      • German Low German: Hiel (possibly borrowed from Dutch)
  • Old Dutch: *hālo, *hēlo m, *hēla f
    • Middle Dutch: hiele, hiel m or f (perhaps a borrowing from Frisian)
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