Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gīsl

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 *gīslaz.

Noun

*gīsl m

1. hostage

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gīsl
Genitive	*gīslas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gīsl	*gīslō, *gīslōs
Accusative	*gīsl	*gīslā
Genitive	*gīslas	*gīslō
Dative	*gīslē	*gīslum
Instrumental	*gīslu	*gīslum

Derived terms

• *gīslōn

Descendants

• Old English: ġīsel, ġīsl
  • Middle English: ȝisel, ȝisle
• Old Saxon: gīsal
  • Middle Low German: gîsel
    • Low German: Giesel
• Old Dutch: *gīsal
  • Middle Dutch: gisel
    • Dutch: gijzel
    • → West Frisian: gizel
    • Middle Dutch: giselare
      • Dutch: gijzelaar
      • → West Frisian: gizeler
• Old High German: gīsal
  • Middle High German: gīsel
    • German: Geisel
      • → German Low German: Geisel