Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/turdawibilaz

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

From *turdą (“manure”) +‎ *wibilaz (“beetle”).

Noun

*turdawibilaz m

1. dung-beetle

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *turdawibilaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*turdawibilaz	*turdawibilōz, *turdawibilōs
vocative	*turdawibil	*turdawibilōz, *turdawibilōs
accusative	*turdawibilą	*turdawibilanz
genitive	*turdawibilas, *turdawibilis	*turdawibilǫ̂
dative	*turdawibilai	*turdawibilamaz
instrumental	*turdawibilō	*turdawibilamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *tordawibil
  • Old English: tordwifel
    • Middle English: *tordwevel
      • English: turd weevil
  • Old Dutch: *tordewivil, *tortwivil
    • Middle Dutch: *tordewevel, *tortwevel
      • Dutch: tortwevel
• Old Norse: torðvifill, torðyfill
  • Icelandic: tordýfill
  • Norwegian: tordivel, tordyvel
  • Old Swedish: torddöffla
    • Swedish: tordyvel
  • Old Danish: thorthifil