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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

*stahlī n[1]

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

Inflection edit

Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *stahlī
Genitive *stahlijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *stahlī *stahliju
Accusative *stahlī *stahliju
Genitive *stahlijas *stahlijō
Dative *stahlijē *stahlijum
Instrumental *stahliju *stahlijum

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 334:northern WGmc *stahlī