Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smirilljō

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 *smiril +‎ *-jō.

Noun

*smirilljō m

falcon, merlin
Synonyms: *falkō, *smiril, *smirilling

Declension

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*smirilljō
Genitive	smirilljini, smirilljan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*smirilljō	*smirilljan
Accusative	*smirilljan	*smirilljan
Genitive	smirilljini, smirilljan	*smirilljanō
Dative	smirilljini, smirilljan	*smirilljum
Instrumental	smirilljini, smirilljan	*smirilljum

Descendants

Old Saxon: *smerlo
- Middle Low German: smērle
Old Dutch: *smerlo
- Middle Dutch: smerle
  - Dutch: smeerle (archaic)
Old High German: smerlo
- Middle High German: smerle, smirle, smire
  - German: Schmirl, Schmerl
  - ⇒ Middle High German: smerlīn
    - German: Schmerlein
→ Medieval Latin: smerillus, *smerillō
- Old French: esmerillon, emerillon
  - Middle French: emerillon
    - French: émerillon
  - → Middle English: merlioun, amerlyon, emerlion, emerlyoun, marlyon, merilioun, merleyn, merliȝon, merlion, merlone, merlyn, merlyon, merlyone, merlyoun
    - English: merlin, marlin, marlion, marlyon, merline, merlion, merlon
    - Scots: maalin (Shetland)
    - → Dutch: merlijn
  - → Italian: smeriglione
  - → Old Occitan: esmerilho, esmerilhon
    - Occitan: esmerilho
  - → Old Spanish: esmerejon, esmerijon (calque)
    - Spanish: esmerejón
  - → Portuguese: esmerilhão (calque)
- → Old Occitan: esmerilh