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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{rfv|gmw-pro}}
From {{inh|gmw-pro|gem-pro|*pintiz}}. Of {{unc|gmw-pro}} origin.
{{unc|gmw-pro}}, but perhaps borrowed from {{m|la|pēnis|t=tail, penis}} and influenced by cognate {{m|gmw-pro|*pentul|t=tail, penis; bush}}, if not a back-formation. Possible cognate with {{cog|gem-pro|*faslaz|t=offspring}}, whence {{cog|ang|fæsl}}, {{cog|goh|fasal}}, {{cog|non|fösull}}.


===Noun===
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Revision as of 07:51, 30 January 2023

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

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Uncertain, but perhaps borrowed from pēnis (tail, penis) and influenced by cognate *pentul (tail, penis; bush), if not a back-formation. Possible cognate with Proto-Germanic *faslaz (offspring), whence Old English fæsl, Old High German fasal, Old Norse fösull.

Noun

*pinti m

  1. penis

Inflection

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *pinti
Genitive *pintī
Singular Plural
Nominative *pinti *pintī
Accusative *pinti *pintī
Genitive *pintī *pintijō
Dative *pintī *pintim, *pintijum
Instrumental *pintī *pintim, *pintijum

Derived terms

  • *pintil
    • Old English: pintel

Descendants