Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwītilaz

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 *hwītaz +‎ *-ilaz (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxʷiː.ti.lɑz/

Noun

*hwītilaz m

1. linen, sheet

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hwītilaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hwītilaz	*hwītilōz, *hwītilōs
vocative	*hwītil	*hwītilōz, *hwītilōs
accusative	*hwītilą	*hwītilanz
genitive	*hwītilas, *hwītilis	*hwītilǫ̂
dative	*hwītilai	*hwītilamaz
instrumental	*hwītilō	*hwītilamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hwītil
  • Old English: hwītel
    • Middle English: whytel, whitle, wytele, wittulle
      • English: whittle
      • Yola: whithel
    • → Old Northern French: blancet, blanket (calque)
      • Middle French: blanchet
        • French: blanchet
      • → Middle English: blanket
        • English: blanket
        • Scots: blanket
        • → Old Norse: blakt
• Old Norse: hvítill
  • Icelandic: hvítill
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvitel