Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tordawibil

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 Proto-Germanic *turdawibilaz. Equivalent to *tord (“manure”) +‎ *wibil (“beetle”).

Noun

*tordawibil m

1. dung-beetle

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*tordawibil
Genitive	*tordawibilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*tordawibil	*tordawibilō, *tordawibilōs
Accusative	*tordawibil	*tordawibilā
Genitive	*tordawibilas	*tordawibilō
Dative	*tordawibilē	*tordawibilum
Instrumental	*tordawibilu	*tordawibilum

Descendants

• Old English: tordwifel
  • Middle English: *tordwevel
    • English: turd weevil
• Old Dutch: *tordewivil, *tortwivil
  • Middle Dutch: *tordewevel, *tortwevel
    • Dutch: tortwevel