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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tordawibil
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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 *turdawibilaz. Equivalent to *tord (“manure”) + *wibil (“beetle”).
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *tordawibil | |
| Genitive | *tordawibilas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *tordawibil | *tordawibilō, *tordawibilōs |
| Accusative | *tordawibil | *tordawibilā |
| Genitive | *tordawibilas | *tordawibilō |
| Dative | *tordawibilē | *tordawibilum |
| Instrumental | *tordawibilu | *tordawibilum |
Descendants
- Old English: tordwifel
- Middle English: *tordwevel
- English: turd weevil
- Middle English: *tordwevel
- Old Dutch: *tordewivil, *tortwivil
- Middle Dutch: *tordewevel, *tortwevel
- Dutch: tortwevel
- Middle Dutch: *tordewevel, *tortwevel
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