Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/burstilu

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

Alternative forms

• *burstil (m)

Etymology

From *bursti +‎ *-ilu.

Noun

*burstilu f

1. bristle

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*burstilu
Genitive	*burstilā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*burstilu	*burstilō
Accusative	*burstilā	*burstilā
Genitive	*burstilā	*burstilō
Dative	*burstilē	*burstilōm, *burstilum
Instrumental	*burstilu	*burstilōm, *burstilum

Descendants

• Old English: *byrstel, *brystl, bristl
  • Middle English: brustel, brostel, brestel, bristel
    • English: bristle
    • Scots: brustle, bristle, brissle
• Old Frisian: *borstel, *berstel
  • Saterland Frisian: Bäärsel
  • West Frisian: boarstel
• Old Saxon: *burstila; *burstil m
  • Middle Low German: borstel, börstel
    • German Low German: Bössel
    • Plautdietsch: Borschtel
• Old Dutch: *burstila; *burstil m
  • Middle Dutch: burstele, borstele, burstel, borstel
    • Dutch: borstel