Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Agilaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From the element *agaz (“fear; dread”) or *agjō (“edge, point ( of a weapon)”) +‎ *-ilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.ɣi.lɑz/

Proper noun

*Agilaz m

1. a male given name
2. Egil, a famous archer of Germanic legend

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *Agilaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Agilaz
vocative	*Agil
accusative	*Agilą
genitive	*Agilas, *Agilis
dative	*Agilai
instrumental	*Agilō

Derived terms

• *Agilamunduz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Agilō
  • Old High German: Agilo, Egilo
• Old Norse: Egill
  • Icelandic: Egill
  • Faroese: Egil
  • Norwegian: Egel, Egil, Eigil
  • Old Swedish: Æghil
    • Swedish: Egil
  • Old Danish: Eghil
    • Danish: Eigil, Ejgil
      • → Greenlandic: Eikili
  • → Sami: Egel