Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiglaz

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

Unknown. Compare Ancient Greek αἶκλοι (aîkloi, “corners of an arrow”, pl.) and αἰχμή (aikhmḗ, “point of a spear, head of an arrow”). Kroonen maintains a Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eyḱ- as the source, but this comes with phonetic problems. Perhaps a European substrate word in common with Old Prussian ayculo (“needle”) and Proto-Slavic *jьgъlà (“needle”).

Noun

*aiglaz m

1. (North Germanic) shoot

Inflection

Declension of *aiglaz (a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*aiglaz	*aiglōz, -ōs
Vocative	*aigl	*aiglōz, -ōs
Accusative	*aiglą	*aiglanz
Genitive	*aiglas, -is	*aiglǫ̂
Dative	*aiglai	*aiglamaz
Instrumental	*aiglō	*aiglamiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: *eigl
  • Swedish: egel (dialectal), äjel (dialectal)

Related terms

• *aigin (“shoot, barb”)