Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hūhwilā

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 *hūhwō +‎ *-ilā (plant and animal suffix).

Noun

*hūhwilā f

1. owl

   Synonyms: *hūkilā, *hūku, *hūhwō, *uwwilā, *uwwō

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hūhwilā
Genitive	*hūhwilōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hūhwilā	*hūhwilōn
Accusative	*hūhwilōn	*hūhwilōn
Genitive	*hūhwilōn	*hūhwilōnō
Dative	*hūhwilōn	*hūhwilōm, *hūhwilum
Instrumental	*hūhwilōn	*hūhwilōm, *hūhwilum

Descendants

• Old English: *hūle, *hūile
  • Middle English: howle
  • Scots: howle, houll
  • ⇒? Old English: hūilpa
• Old High German: hūwila
  • Middle High German: hūwel, hiuwel