Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/asil

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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 Latin asellus. Parallel borrowing with Gothic 𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌿𐍃 (asilus).

Noun

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*asil m[1]

  1. donkey

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *asil
Genitive *asilas
Singular Plural
Nominative *asil *asilō, *asilōs
Accusative *asil *asilā
Genitive *asilas *asilō
Dative *asilē *asilum
Instrumental *asilu *asilum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 135:PWGmc *asil