Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spēgl

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 edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Medieval Latin speglum, speclum.[1]

Noun edit

*spēgl m

  1. mirror

Inflection edit

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *spēgl
Genitive *spēglas
Singular Plural
Nominative *spēgl *spēglō, *spēglōs
Accusative *spēgl *spēglā
Genitive *spēglas *spēglō
Dative *spēglē *spēglum
Instrumental *spēglu *spēglum

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Franck, Johannes (1936) “spegel”, in N. van Wijk, editor, Etymologisch woordenboek der nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), 2nd edition, The Hague: 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff:Uit Mlat. speglum (waaruit ook It. speglio) < Lat. speculum