Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þwirilaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *þweraną +‎ *-ilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθwi.ri.lɑz/

Noun

*þwirilaz m

1. stirring-stick, whisk

Inflection

Declension of *þwirilaz (a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*þwirilaz	*þwirilōz, -ōs
Vocative	*þwiril	*þwirilōz, -ōs
Accusative	*þwirilą	*þwirilanz
Genitive	*þwirilas, -is	*þwirilǫ̂
Dative	*þwirilai	*þwirilamaz
Instrumental	*þwirilō	*þwirilamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *þwiril
  • Old English: þwirel
  • Old High German: thwiril, dwiril
    • Middle High German: twirel, twirl, quirel
      • German: Quirl
        • → German Low German: Quirl
• Old Norse: þyrill
  • Icelandic: þyrill
  • Faroese: tyril