Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stigilu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *stigi +‎ *-ilu.

Noun

*stigilu f

1. a device used for climbing (over); stile

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*stigilu
Genitive	*stigilā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*stigilu	*stigilō
Accusative	*stigilā	*stigilā
Genitive	*stigilā	*stigilō
Dative	*stigilē	*stigilōm, *stigilum
Instrumental	*stigilu	*stigilōm, *stigilum

Alternative reconstructions

• *stigillju

Derived terms

• *stigilljō

Related terms

• *staigr
• *stīgan

Descendants

• Old English: stiġel, stigol
  • Middle English: stiȝele, style, stile
    • Scots: styl, style, styll, stylle
    • English: stile
• Old Saxon: stigila; stigilla (< *stigillju)
  • Middle Low German: stegele, stegel
    • Low German: Stegel
• Old Dutch: *stigila
  • Middle Dutch: stēghele, stēghel
    • Dutch: stegel
• Old High German: stigila; stigilla (< *stigillju)
  • Middle High German: stigele
    • German: Stiegel