Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/awal

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *awalaz.

Noun[edit]

*awal m[1]

  1. hook, fork

Inflection[edit]

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *awal
Genitive *awalas
Singular Plural
Nominative *awal *awalō, *awalōs
Accusative *awal *awalā
Genitive *awalas *awalō
Dative *awalē *awalum
Instrumental *awalu *awalum

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: awel

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 148:PWGmc *awal