Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/jikilljā

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 *jikil (“piece of ice, icicle”) +‎ *-jā.

Noun

*jikilljā f

1. piece of ice, icicle

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*jikilljā
Genitive	*jikilljōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*jikilljā	*jikilljōn
Accusative	*jikilljōn	*jikilljōn
Genitive	*jikilljōn	*jikilljōnō
Dative	*jikilljōn	*jikilljōm, *jikilljum
Instrumental	*jikilljōn	*jikilljōm, *jikilljum

Derived terms

• *gajikilljā

Descendants

• Old English: ġiċele, ġeċilæ, ġeċele, ġeċile, *ġiċelle
  • Middle English: ychele
• Old Saxon: ihilla, ichilla
• Old High German: ihilla, ihhilla, ichilla