Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/insulā

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

Borrowed from Latin īnsula (“island”) and Vulgar Latin *isula (“island”).

Noun

*insulā f

1. island

Declension

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*insulā
Genitive	*insulōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*insulā	*insulōn
Accusative	*insulōn	*insulōn
Genitive	*insulōn	*insulōnō
Dative	*insulōn	*insulōm, *insulum
Instrumental	*insulōn	*insulōm, *insulum

Alternative forms

• *isulā, *īsulā

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *insala, *insula
  • Middle Low German: insel, insele, insule
    • German Low German: Insel
    • Plautdietsch: Insel
• Old High German: *insila, īsila, isila
  • Middle High German: insel, insele, isele, isel, insule
    • Alemannic German: Insle
    • Bavarian: Insl
    • German: Insel, Insul (obsolete)
    • Hunsrik: Insel
    • Luxembourgish: Insel
    • Yiddish: אינדזל (indzl), אינזל (inzl)