Beil
See also: béil
German
Etymology
From Middle High German bīl, bīhel, from Old High German bīhal (whence also Bavarian Beichl),[1] attested (in the form witubil) since the 8th century.
Conflated early on with Proto-Germanic *bilją and its descendants (German Bille). (Kluge mentioned that, in his day, a relationship to Bicke / Middle High German bicke (“pickaxe”) — compare Old English becca (“pickaxe”) — could not be ruled out.)
Pronunciation
Noun
Beil n (genitive Beiles, plural Beile, diminutive Beilchen n)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Beil” in Duden online
References
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Beil”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German bīl, bīhel, from Old High German bīhal. Compare German Beil, Dutch bijl.
Noun
Beil n (plural Beile)
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