Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þį̄hslu

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 Proto-Germanic *þinhslō.

Noun

*þį̄hslu f[1]

drawbar, cartpole

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*þį̄hslu
Genitive	*þį̄hslā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*þį̄hslu	*þį̄hslō
Accusative	*þį̄hslā	*þį̄hslā
Genitive	*þį̄hslā	*þį̄hslō
Dative	*þį̄hslē	þį̄hslōm, þį̄hslum
Instrumental	*þį̄hslu	þį̄hslōm, þį̄hslum

Descendants

Old English: þīxl, þīsl
Old Frisian: *thīxl, *thixl
- West Frisian: tiksel
Old Saxon: thīsla, thīhsla, thīhsala, thessalia, thesla
- Middle Low German: dîhsele, dîsle, dîsel, dîstel, dîssel
  - German Low German: Dießel
  - → Saterland Frisian: Diesel
Old Dutch: *thīhsala
- Middle Dutch: diesele, dissel
  - Dutch: dissel
  - West Flemish: dijsel
Old High German: dīhsala, dīhsila
- Middle High German: dīhsele, dīhsel, dīsle
  - German: Deichsel

References

Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 157: “PWGmc *þīhslu”

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[1] Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 157: “PWGmc *þīhslu”