Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þangilaz

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

According to Orel, from *þinhaną (“to thrive”) +‎ *-ilaz; compare *þingą.

Noun

*þangilaz m

1. (poetic) prince, leader

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *þangilaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þangilaz	*þangilōz, *þangilōs
vocative	*þangil	*þangilōz, *þangilōs
accusative	*þangilą	*þangilanz
genitive	*þangilas, *þangilis	*þangilǫ̂
dative	*þangilai	*þangilamaz
instrumental	*þangilō	*þangilamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *þangil
  • Old English: þenġel
• Old Norse: þengill
  • Icelandic: þengill
  • Old Danish: thengil
  • Old Swedish: thængil, thængel