Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bautil

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 Proto-Germanic *bautilaz, equivalent to *bautan +‎ *-il.

Noun

*bautil m

1. chisel

   Synonyms: *baitil, *bikkjō

2. sledge, mallet, hammer

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bautil
Genitive	*bautilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bautil	*bautilō, *bautilōs
Accusative	*bautil	*bautilā
Genitive	*bautilas	*bautilō
Dative	*bautilē	*bautilum
Instrumental	*bautilu	*bautilum

Descendants

• Old English: bīetel, bȳtel, bītel, bȳtl, bītl
  • Middle English: betel
    • English: beetle (“mallet”)
    • Scots: betill, bitill
• Old Saxon: *bōtil
  • Middle Low German: bôtel, bö̂tel
    • Low German: Bötel
    • → Saterland Frisian: Boitel, Bötel
• Old High German: *bōzil
  • ⇒ Old High German: steinbōzil