Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mistil

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 *mistilaz.

Noun

*mistil m

  1. mistletoe

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *mistil
Genitive *mistilas
Singular Plural
Nominative *mistil *mistilō, *mistilōs
Accusative *mistil *mistilā
Genitive *mistilas *mistilō
Dative *mistilē *mistilum
Instrumental *mistilu *mistilum

Descendants

  • Old English: mistel
    • Middle English: mistel, mistell, mystil, mystill, mystyl
      • English: mistle
      • Scots: misle
  • Old Frisian: *mistel
  • Old Saxon: mistil
  • Old Dutch: *mistil
  • Old High German: mistil
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