Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kesul

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

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Noun

*kesul m

1. pebble, gravel

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kesul
Genitive	*kesulas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kesul	*kesulō, *kesulōs
Accusative	*kesul	*kesulā
Genitive	*kesulas	*kesulō
Dative	*kesulē	*kesulum
Instrumental	*kesulu	*kesulum

Alternative reconstructions

• *kisil

Derived terms

• *kesulastain

Descendants

• Old English: ċeosol, ċeosel, ċysel, ċisel, ċisil
  • Middle English: chesil, chesel, chisel
    • English: chisel, chesil, chissel, chessil
    • Scots: keezel
• Old Saxon: *kesal
  • Middle Low German: kēserlinc, kesserling, kēselinc, kīserlinc
• Old Dutch: *kesal
  • Middle Dutch: kesel, keisel, kijsel
    • Dutch: keizel
• Old High German: chisil, kisil
  • Middle High German: kisel
    • German: Kiesel
    • Luxembourgish: Kisel
    • → Middle Dutch: kiezel
      • Dutch: kiezel
    • → Swedish: kisel