Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/muskulā

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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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Borrowed from Late Latin muscula, from Latin mūsculus (mussel", also "muscle, literally little mouse). Distantly equivalent to *mūs (mouse) +‎ *-il (diminutive suffix).

Noun

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*muskulā f

  1. mussel

Inflection

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ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *muskulā
Genitive *muskulōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *muskulā *muskulōn
Accusative *muskulōn *muskulōn
Genitive *muskulōn *muskulōnō
Dative *muskulōn *muskulōm, *muskulum
Instrumental *muskulōn *muskulōm, *muskulum

Descendants

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