Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maitilaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *maitaną (“to cut, hew”) +‎ *-ilaz (“agent noun suffix”).[1]

Noun

*maitilaz m[1]

  1. chisel

Inflection

Declension of *maitilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *maitilaz *maitilōz, *maitilōs
vocative *maitil *maitilōz, *maitilōs
accusative *maitilą *maitilanz
genitive *maitilas, *maitilis *maitilǫ̂
dative *maitilai *maitilamaz
instrumental *maitilō *maitilamiz

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *maitil
  • Old Norse: meitill

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*maitilaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 256
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