Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/īlu

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

Unknown; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”).

Noun

*īlu f

1. haste, eagerness

Declension

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*īlu
Genitive	*īlā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*īlu	*īlō
Accusative	*īlā	*īlā
Genitive	*īlā	*īlō
Dative	*īlē	*īlōm, *īlum
Instrumental	*īlu	*īlōm, *īlum

Derived terms

• *īlijan
• *īlīg
• *īlōn
  • Old Frisian: *īlia
    • Saterland Frisian: ielje
  • Old Dutch: īlon

Descendants

• Old Frisian: īle
• Old Saxon: *īla
  • Middle Low German: īle
    • German Low German: Iele, Üile, Uile, Üle, Iel
• Old Dutch: *īla
  • Middle Dutch: īle
    • Dutch: ijl
• Old High German: īla
  • Middle High German: īle
    • German: Eile