Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aikilā

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 *aik (“oak”) +‎ *-ilā (plant and animal suffix).

Noun

*aikilā f

1. acorn

   Synonym: *akarn

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*aikilā
Genitive	*aikilōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*aikilā	*aikilōn
Accusative	*aikilōn	*aikilōn
Genitive	*aikilōn	*aikilōnō
Dative	*aikilōn	*aikilōm, *aikilum
Instrumental	*aikilōn	*aikilōm, *aikilum

Alternative reconstructions

• *aikilu

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *ēkele, *ēkel
  • Saterland Frisian: Äkkel
  • West Frisian: ikel
• Old Saxon: *eikila
  • Middle Low German: eikel
    • German Low German:

      Westphalian:

      Bentheimisch: Ekkel

      Sauerländisch: Aikel

      Westmünsterländisch: Eekel

      South Westphalian: Aëkel (Dortmund)

• Old Dutch: *eikila
  • Middle Dutch: eikele
    • Dutch: eikel
• Old High German: eihhila
  • Middle Low German: eichel
    • German: Eichel