Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pulwī

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 Latin pulvinus +‎ *-ī (adjective suffix).

Noun

*pulwī f

1. pillow, cushion, bolster

   Synonyms: *bolstr, *kussīn, *wangī

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*pulwī
Genitive	*pulwīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*pulwī	—
Accusative	*pulwīn	—
Genitive	*pulwīn	—
Dative	*pulwīn	—
Instrumental	*pulwīn	—

Derived terms

• *haubidapulwī

Descendants

• Old English: pylwe, pylu, pyle
  • Middle English: pilwe, pilue, pilew, pelew, pilow, pylwe, pylow, pule, pyle, pile, pelewe, pilewe, pelowe, pilowe
    • English: pillow
      • → Maori: pera
    • Scots: pillae
• Old Frisian: pēl
  • Saterland Frisian: Peel
  • West Frisian: pel
• Old Saxon: puli
  • Middle Low German: pȫl, pol, pȫle, poil, poll, pêl, pǖle, pule
    • German Low German: Pöhl
    • → Saterland Frisian: Púul
• Old Dutch: *puluwī
  • Middle Dutch: poluwe
    • Dutch: peluw
    • West Flemish: fluwyn
• Old High German: pfuluwī, phuluwī, pfuluwī, pfuliwī, phuliwī, pfulwī, phulwī
  • Middle High German: pfulwe, pfülwe, phulwe, phülwe
    • Alemannic German: Pfulme
    • German: Pfühl
    • Luxembourgish: Pillem