Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þį̄hslu

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 *þinhslō.

Noun

*þį̄hslu f

1. drawbar, cartpole

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*þį̄hslu
Genitive	*þį̄hslā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*þį̄hslu	*þį̄hslō
Accusative	*þį̄hslā	*þį̄hslā
Genitive	*þį̄hslā	*þį̄hslō
Dative	*þį̄hslē	*þį̄hslōm, *þį̄hslum
Instrumental	*þį̄hslu	*þį̄hslōm, *þį̄hslum

Descendants

• Old English: þīxl, þīsl
• Old Frisian: *thīxl, *thixl
  • West Frisian: tiksel
• Old Saxon: thīsla, thīhsla, thīhsala, thessalia, thesla
  • Middle Low German: dîhsele, dîsle, dîsel, dîstel, dîssel
    • German Low German: Dießel
    • → Saterland Frisian: Diesel
• Old Dutch: *thīhsala
  • Middle Dutch: diesele, dissel
    • Dutch: dissel
    • West Flemish: dijsel
• Old High German: dīhsala, dīhsila
  • Middle High German: dīhsele, dīhsel, dīsle
    • German: Deichsel