Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pāl

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier *pālu, from Latin pālus.

Noun

*pāl m

  1. pole, stake

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *pāl
Genitive *pālas
Singular Plural
Nominative *pāl *pālō, *pālōs
Accusative *pāl *pālā
Genitive *pālas *pālō
Dative *pālē *pālum
Instrumental *pālu *pālum

Descendants

  • Old English: pāl
    • Middle English: pole, pol, poll, pall, paal
      • English: pole
      • Scots: pale, pall
      • Yola: pulmere
  • Old Frisian: pāl
  • Old Saxon: pāl
    • Middle Low German: pâl
      • German Low German: Pahl
  • Old Dutch: pāl
  • Old High German: pfāl, phāl