Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smirilling

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 *smiril +‎ *-ling.

Noun

*smirilling m

1. falcon, merlin

   Synonyms: *falkō, *smiril, *smirilljō

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*smirilling
Genitive	*smirillingas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*smirilling	*smirillingō, *smirillingōs
Accusative	*smirilling	*smirillingā
Genitive	*smirillingas	*smirillingō
Dative	*smirillingē	*smirillingum
Instrumental	*smirillingu	*smirillingum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *smirling
  • Middle Low German: smērlinc, smerlink, smērli
• Old Dutch: *smirling
  • Middle Dutch: smeerlinc
    • Dutch: smeerling
• Old High German: *smirling
  • Middle High German: smirlinc, smirlink
    • German: Schmerling