Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maitilaz

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 *maitaną +‎ *-ilaz.

Noun

*maitilaz m

1. chisel

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *maitilaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*maitilaz	*maitilōz, *maitilōs
vocative	*maitil	*maitilōz, *maitilōs
accusative	*maitilą	*maitilanz
genitive	*maitilas, *maitilis	*maitilǫ̂
dative	*maitilai	*maitilamaz
instrumental	*maitilō	*maitilamiz

Synonyms

• *baitilaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *maitil
  • Old High German: meizil
    • Middle High German: meizel
      • German: Meißel, Meissel
        • → Norwegian Nynorsk: meisel
        • → Norwegian Bokmål: meisel
        • → Swedish: mejsel
        • → Danish: mejsel
        • → Gutnish: maisl
• Old Norse: meitill
  • Icelandic: meitill
  • Faroese: meitil
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: meitel