Reconstruction:Old Dutch/mespila

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

Alternative forms

• *mispila

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *mespilā, from Latin mespilum.

Noun

*mespila f

1. medlar

Declension

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

case	singular	plural
nominative	*mespila	*mespila, *mespilon
accusative	*mespila, *mespilon	*mespila, *mespilon
genitive	*mespilon	*mespilono
dative	*mespilon	*mespilon

Derived terms

• *mespilbōm, *mispilbōm

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: mespele, mispel
  • Dutch: mispel
    • → Papiamentu: mespel, mespu, mispel
    • → Sranan Tongo: mispu
      • → Aukan: mesupu
  • Limburgish: mispel