Reconstruction:Old Dutch/fithala

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fiþulā, from Proto-Germanic *fiþulǭ.

Noun

*fithala f

1. fiddle

Inflection

Declension of *fithala (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*fithala	*fithala, *fithalon
accusative	*fithala, *fithalon	*fithala, *fithalon
genitive	*fithalon	*fithalono
dative	*fithalon	*fithalon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: vedele, viedele, vedel
  • Dutch: vedel, veel (archaic)