wesel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch wezel, from Middle Dutch wesel, from Old Dutch *wisula, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.

Noun

wesel (plural wesels)

1. weasel, least weasel, Mustela nivalis

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wisula, *wisala, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.

Noun

wēsel m or f

1. weasel, least weasel

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: wezel
  • Afrikaans: wesel
• Limburgish: waezel, wieëzel

Further reading

• “wesel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wesel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle English

Noun

wesel

1. Alternative form of osel