Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hnitul

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 *hnitulaz. Equivalent to *hnitōn +‎ *-ul.

Adjective

*hnitul

1. tending to bump or butt
2. offensive

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*hnitul
Genitive	*hnitulas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*hnitul	*hnitulu	*hnitul
Accusative	*hnitulanā	*hnitulā	*hnitul
Genitive	*hnitulas	*hnituleʀā	*hnitulas
Dative	*hnitulumē	*hnituleʀē	*hnitulumē
Instrumental	*hnitulu	*hnituleʀu	*hnitulu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*hnitulē	*hnitulō	*hnitulu
Accusative	*hnitulā	*hnitulā	*hnitulu
Genitive	*hnituleʀō	*hnituleʀō	*hnituleʀō
Dative	*hnitulēm, *hnitulum	*hnitulēm, *hnitulum	*hnitulēm, *hnitulum
Instrumental	*hnitulēm, *hnitulum	*hnitulēm, *hnitulum	*hnitulēm, *hnitulum

Related terms

• *hnaist
• *hnaitijan
• *hnītan

Descendants

• Old English: hnitol
• Old Frisian: *hnitel
  • ⇒ Old Frisian: *hnitelich
    • Saterland Frisian: nietelch, nietelg
    • West Frisian: nitelich
• Old Saxon: *hnitul
  • Middle Low German: nitel, netel
• Old Dutch: *nitul
  • Middle Dutch: netel
    • ⇒ Dutch: netelig