Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hūhwilā

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 *hūhwō +‎ *-ilā (plant and animal suffix).

Noun

*hūhwilā f

  1. owl
    Synonyms: *hūkilā, *hūku, *hūhwō, *uwwilā, *uwwō

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *hūhwilā
Genitive *hūhwilōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *hūhwilā *hūhwilōn
Accusative *hūhwilōn *hūhwilōn
Genitive *hūhwilōn *hūhwilōnō
Dative *hūhwilōn *hūhwilōm, *hūhwilum
Instrumental *hūhwilōn *hūhwilōm, *hūhwilum

Descendants

  • Old English: *hūle, *hūile
    • Middle English: howle
    • Scots: howle, houll
    • ⇒? Old English: hūilpa
  • Old High German: hūwila
    • Middle High German: hūwel, hiuwel
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