Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/jikilljā

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 *jikil (“piece of ice, icicle”) +‎ *-jā.

Noun

*jikilljā f

  1. piece of ice, icicle

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *jikilljā
Genitive *jikilljōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *jikilljā *jikilljōn
Accusative *jikilljōn *jikilljōn
Genitive *jikilljōn *jikilljōnō
Dative *jikilljōn *jikilljōm, *jikilljum
Instrumental *jikilljōn *jikilljōm, *jikilljum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: ġiċele, ġeċilæ, ġeċele, ġeċile, *ġiċelle
    • Middle English: ychele
  • Old Saxon: ihilla, ichilla
  • Old High German: ihilla, ihhilla, ichilla
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