Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/keul

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *keulaz.

Noun

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*keul m

  1. keel
  2. ship

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *keul
Genitive *keulas
Singular Plural
Nominative *keul *keulō, *keulōs
Accusative *keul *keulā
Genitive *keulas *keulō
Dative *keulē *keulum
Instrumental *keulu *keulum

Descendants

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  • Old English: ċēol
    • >? Middle English: chiel, kele, keel (small shipping vessel, lighter) (possibly borrowed from Middle Dutch; displaced by *keluz (keel), via Old Norse)
  • Old Frisian: *kiāl, *tziāl
  • Old Saxon: kiol
    • Middle Low German: kêl, kîl
      • German Low German: Kiel (displaced by *keluz (keel), via Old Norse)
  • Old Dutch: *kiol
    • Middle Dutch: kiel
      • Dutch: kiel (displaced by *keluz (keel), via Old Norse)
  • Old High German: kiol, chiol
    • Middle High German: kiel
      • German: Kiel (obsolete, displaced by *keluz (keel), via Old Norse)