Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pīnapplu

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

From *pīnā (“pine”) +‎ *applu (“fruit”).^[1]

Noun

*pīnapplu m

pinecone

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*pīnapplu
Genitive	*pīnapplō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*pīnapplu	pīnappliwi, pīnapplō
Accusative	*pīnapplu	*pīnapplū
Genitive	*pīnapplō	*pīnappliwō
Dative	pīnappliwi, pīnapplō	*pīnapplum
Instrumental	*pīnapplu	*pīnapplum

Descendants

Old English: *pīnæppel
- Middle English: pinappel
  - English: pineapple
Old Saxon: *pīnappel
- Middle Low German: pinappel, pināpel
Old Dutch: *pīnappel
- Middle Dutch: pijnappel
  - Dutch: pijnappel
Old High German: pīnapful, pinaphul
- Middle High German: pinapfel, pinaphel
  - German: Pinapfel

References

^ Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “pijnboom”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎^[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

[1] Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “pijnboom”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎^[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

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