Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wurpil

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 *wurpijan or *werpan (“to thow, cast”) +‎ *-il. See parallel formation in Old Norse verpill (“a die; barrel”).

Noun

*wurpil m

  1. something cast, thrown
  2. die (game piece)
    Synonyms: *bikkil, *bikkilastain

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *wurpil
Genitive *wurpilas
Singular Plural
Nominative *wurpil *wurpilō, *wurpilōs
Accusative *wurpil *wurpilā
Genitive *wurpilas *wurpilō
Dative *wurpilē *wurpilum
Instrumental *wurpilu *wurpilum

Descendants

  • Old English: wyrpel
  • Old Saxon: wurpil
    • Middle Low German: worpel
      • Low German: Wörpel
      • Plautdietsch: Wirfel
  • Old Dutch: *wurpil
    • Middle Dutch: worpel, werpel
      • Dutch: worpel, werpel
  • Old High German: wurfil
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