Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mūl

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 mūlus (“mule”).

Noun

*mūl m

1. mule

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*mūl
Genitive	*mūlas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mūl	*mūlō, *mūlōs
Accusative	*mūl	*mūlā
Genitive	*mūlas	*mūlō
Dative	*mūlē	*mūlum
Instrumental	*mūlu	*mūlum

Derived terms

• *mūladeuʀ
  • Old Dutch: *mūldier
    • Middle Dutch: *muuldier
      • Dutch: muildier
  • Old High German: *mūltior
    • Middle High German: *mūltier
      • German: Maultier
• *mūlasil
  • Old Saxon: *mūlesel
    • Middle Low German: mūlēsel, muelēsel
  • Old Dutch: *mūlesil
    • Middle Dutch: *muulēsel
      • Dutch: muilezel
  • Old High German: *mūlesil
    • Middle High German: *mūlesel
      • German: Maulesel
• *mūlō
  • Old Saxon: *mūlo
    • Middle Low German: muyle, mūle
  • Old Dutch: *mūlo
    • Middle Dutch: mûle
  • Old High German: mūlō
    • Middle High German: mūle

Descendants

• Old English: mūl
  • Middle English: mule
    • English: mule
      • → Hawaiian: miula
      • → Irish: miúil
      • → Maori: miūru
• Old Saxon: *mūl
  • Middle Low German: mûl
• Old Dutch: *mūl
  • Middle Dutch: muul
    • Dutch: muil
• Old High German: mūl
  • Middle High German: mūl, muol
    • German: Maul (archaic)
    • ⇒ German: Muli