Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/burstil

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 *bursti +‎ *-il (diminutive suffix).

Noun

*burstil m

  1. bristle

Declension

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *burstil(a)
Genitive *burstilas
Singular Plural
Nominative *burstil(a) *burstilōs
Accusative *burstil(a) *burstilā
Genitive *burstilas *burstilō
Dative *burstilē *burstilum
Instrumental *burstilu *burstilum

Descendants

  • Old English: *byrstel, *brystel
  • Old Frisian: *berstel, *burstel
    • Saterland Frisian: Bäärsel
    • West Frisian: boarstel
  • Old Saxon: *burstil
    • Middle Low German: borstel, börstel
      • German Low German: Bostel, Bossel, Bössel
      • Plautdietsch: Borschtel
  • Old Dutch: *burstil
    • Middle Dutch: burstel, berstel, borstel
      • Dutch: borstel
        • Afrikaans: borsel
      • Limburgish: beusjtel
        • → Central Franconian: Büeschtel, Büeschel (western Ripuarian; alternatively inherited from an Old High German *burstil)
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