Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stopplā

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

Borrowed from Late Latin stopla, stupla, from Latin stipula (“stalk (of a plant)”).

Noun

*stopplā f

1. stubble (of crops, a beard)

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*stopplā
Genitive	*stopplōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*stopplā	*stopplōn
Accusative	*stopplōn	*stopplōn
Genitive	*stopplōn	*stopplōnō
Dative	*stopplōn	*stopplōm, *stopplum
Instrumental	*stopplōn	*stopplōm, *stopplum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *stoppala
  • Middle Low German: stoppele, stōpele
    • → German: Stoppel
• Old Dutch: *stoppala
  • Middle Dutch: stoppel, stoppele
    • Dutch: stoppel
• Old High German: stupfila, stupfala
  • Middle High German: stupfel
    • German: Stupfel (dialectal, Upper German)