Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gurgulā

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

Borrowed from Latin gurguliō (“windpipe, gullet”). Doublet of *kelā (“throat”).

Noun

*gurgulā f

1. throat

   Synonyms: *kelā, *þrutō

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gurgulā
Genitive	*gurgulōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gurgulā	*gurgulōn
Accusative	*gurgulōn	*gurgulōn
Genitive	*gurgulōn	*gurgulōnō
Dative	*gurgulōn	*gurgulōm, *gurgulum
Instrumental	*gurgulōn	*gurgulōm, *gurgulum

Derived terms

• *gurgulōn

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *gurgula
  • Middle Low German: görgel
• Old Dutch: *gurgula
  • Middle Dutch: gorgel
    • Dutch: gorgel
• Old High German: gurgula
  • Middle High German: gurgele, gurgel
    • German: Gurgel