Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wahtilu

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

Uncertain.

Noun

*wahtilu f

quail

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wahtilu
Genitive	*wahtilā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wahtilu	*wahtilō
Accusative	*wahtilā	*wahtilā
Genitive	*wahtilā	*wahtilō
Dative	*wahtilē	wahtilōm, wahtilum
Instrumental	*wahtilu	wahtilōm, wahtilum

Alternative reconstructions

*wahtulu, *wahtulā

Descendants

Old English: wiehtel, wyhtel
Old Saxon: wahtala
- Middle Low German: wachtele
Old Dutch: *wahtala
- Middle Dutch: wachtele, wachtel
  - Dutch: wachtel
Old High German: *wahtila, wahdila, wahtala
- Middle High German: wahtel
  - German: Wachtel