Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/uʀgōl

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 *uʀ- (“out, over”) +‎ *gōl, from Proto-Germanic *gōliz, vṛddhi-derivative of Proto-Germanic *galaną.

Adjective

*uʀgōl

1. famous, outstanding, notorious
2. proud, boastful

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*uʀgōl
Genitive	*uʀgōlas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*uʀgōl	*uʀgōlu	*uʀgōl
Accusative	*uʀgōlanā	*uʀgōlā	*uʀgōl
Genitive	*uʀgōlas	*uʀgōleʀā	*uʀgōlas
Dative	*uʀgōlumē	*uʀgōleʀē	*uʀgōlumē
Instrumental	*uʀgōlu	*uʀgōleʀu	*uʀgōlu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*uʀgōlē	*uʀgōlō	*uʀgōlu
Accusative	*uʀgōlā	*uʀgōlā	*uʀgōlu
Genitive	*uʀgōleʀō	*uʀgōleʀō	*uʀgōleʀō
Dative	*uʀgōlēm, *uʀgōlum	*uʀgōlēm, *uʀgōlum	*uʀgōlēm, *uʀgōlum
Instrumental	*uʀgōlēm, *uʀgōlum	*uʀgōlēm, *uʀgōlum	*uʀgōlēm, *uʀgōlum

Related terms

• *galan
• *galdr

Derived terms

• *uʀgōllju

Descendants

• Old Saxon: urgōl
• Old High German: urguol, urgol

Further reading

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*ŭrgōli (anfrk.)”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 17: Germanismes: S–Z, page 414: “Das adj. urgôl „vortrefflich” is im andd. bezeugt, ebenso urguol im ahd., orgel, -ol als subst. im ags.”