Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Bardil

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 Proto-Germanic *Bardilaz. Equivalent to *bard (“beard”) +‎ *il (“diminutive suffix”).

Proper noun

*Bardil m

1. (Teutonic) a male given name

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Bardil
Genitive	*Bardilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Bardil	—
Accusative	*Bardil	—
Genitive	*Bardilas	—
Dative	*Bardilē	—
Instrumental	*Bardilu	—

Descendants

• Old English: Beardel
  • Middle English: Berdel, Bardel
    • English: Beardell, Beardsell (perhaps)
• Old Saxon: Bardal
• Old High German: Bardil, Barzil, Bartil, Burdil, Burtil
  • German: Bardel, Bartel (see further descendants)
  • → Belarusian: Бардзі́ла (Bardzíla)
  • → English: Bardilo
  • → Lithuanian: Bardzila
  • → Polish: Bordziło, Bardiło, Bordiło
  • → Russian: Бордзило (Bordzilo)
  • → Ukrainian: Бордзіло (Bordzilo), Борділо (Bordilo)