Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wibil

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 *wibilaz. Equivalent to *weban (“to weave”) +‎ *-il.

Noun

*wibil m

1. beetle, weevil

Inflection

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

Related terms

• *tordawibil

Descendants

• Old English: wifel, wibil, wibl, uuibil, *fifel
  • Middle English: wevel, wevyl, wyvyl
    • English: weevil
    • Scots: wavel
• Old Saxon: *wivil, *uuivil, *wibil
  • Middle Low German: wevel, wêvel
    • → Swedish: vivel
• Old Dutch: *wivil
  • Middle Dutch: wivel, wevel
    • Dutch: wevel
• Old High German: wibil
  • Middle High German: wibel, wupel
    • German: Wiebel