Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wibil

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *wibilaz. Equivalent to *weban (to weave) +‎ *-il.

Noun[edit]

*wibil m[1]

  1. beetle, weevil

Inflection[edit]

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *wibil
Genitive *wibilas
Singular Plural
Nominative *wibil *wibilō, *wibilōs
Accusative *wibil *wibilā
Genitive *wibilas *wibilō
Dative *wibilē *wibilum
Instrumental *wibilu *wibilum

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Wiebel”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 790:wg. *webila-