Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pagil
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Proto-West Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From a pre-Germanic *bak-, most likely an early borrowing from an unknown language. Similar words are found in some other Indo-European languages, but the diverging phonology found across languages suggests a non-Indo-European origin.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*pagil m[1]
Inflection edit
Masculine a-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *pagil | |
Genitive | *pagilas | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *pagil | *pagilō, *pagilōs |
Accusative | *pagil | *pagilā |
Genitive | *pagilas | *pagilō |
Dative | *pagilē | *pagilum |
Instrumental | *pagilu | *pagilum |
Descendants edit
- Old English: pæġel
- Old Saxon: pegil
- Old Dutch: *pegil
- → Late Latin: pagella (“a measure; measuring rod”)