Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stahlī

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 *stahliją, a collective formed from *stahlą (Proto-West Germanic *stahl).

Noun

*stahlī n

1. (North Sea Germanic) Alternative form of *stahl

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*stahhlī
Genitive	*stahhlijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*stahhlī	*stahhliju
Accusative	*stahhlī	*stahhliju
Genitive	*stahhlijas	*stahhlijō
Dative	*stahhlijē	*stahhlijum
Instrumental	*stahhliju	*stahhlijum

Descendants

• Old English: stīele, stȳle, stīle, stēle
  • Middle English: stele, stel, stelle, steole, steyle, stiele, style
    • English: steel
      • → Maori: tīra
    • Scots: stele, steill
    • Yola: stheel
• Old Saxon: stehli