Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hą̄hilō

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 *hą̄hil +‎ *-ō, from Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz. Equivalent to *hą̄h (“heel, sole”) +‎ *-il (diminutive suffix) +‎ *-ō.

Noun

*hą̄hilō m

1. heel

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hą̄hilō
Genitive	*hą̄hilini, *hą̄hilan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hą̄hilō	*hą̄hilan
Accusative	*hą̄hilan	*hą̄hilan
Genitive	*hą̄hilini, *hą̄hilan	*hą̄hilanō
Dative	*hą̄hilini, *hą̄hilan	*hą̄hilum
Instrumental	*hą̄hilini, *hą̄hilan	*hą̄hilum

Related terms

• *hą̄hsu

Descendants

• Old English: hēla, hǣla
  • Middle English: hele, heele, heyle, heyll, hiele, hile
    • English: heel
    • Scots: heel
    • Yola: heel
• Old Frisian: hēla
  • North Frisian: (Föhr-Amrum) haiel, hael, häile, hajel, hägel
  • West Frisian: hyl
• Old Saxon: *hāhilo, *hēhilo, *hēlo
  • Middle Low German: *hêle, *hiele
    • German Low German: Hiel (possibly borrowed from Dutch)
• Old Dutch: *hālo, *hēlo m, *hēla f
  • Middle Dutch: hiele, hiel m or f (perhaps a borrowing from Frisian)
    • Dutch: hiel m