Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kagil

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 *kagō (“bush, shrub”) +‎ *-il.

Noun

*kagil

1. stake, pole, pile
2. peg, pin

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kagil
Genitive	*kagilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kagil	*kagilō, *kagilōs
Accusative	*kagil	*kagilā
Genitive	*kagilas	*kagilō
Dative	*kagilē	*kagilum
Instrumental	*kagilu	*kagilum

Descendants

• >? Old Frisian: *keil, *kegel
  • Saterland Frisian: Kíegel (or borrowed from Low German)
  • West Frisian: kegel (or borrowed from Dutch)
• Old Saxon: *kegil
  • Middle Low German: kēgel
    • German Low German: Kegel
    • → Danish: kegle
    • → Norwegian: kjegle
    • → Swedish: kägel
• Old Dutch: *kegel (attested in tonames)
  • Middle Dutch: kēgel
    • Dutch: kegel
    • Limburgish: kieëgel
    • → Middle English: keil, keyles, cailes
      • English: kayles
• Old High German: kegil
  • Middle High German: kegel
    • German: Kegel
    • Luxembourgish: Keel
    • → Middle French: quille
      • French: quille