Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Agil

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Agilaz. Equivalent to *agi (“fear”) +‎ *il (“diminutive suffix”).

Proper noun

*Agil m

1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic, Visigothic) a male given name

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Agil
Genitive	*Agilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Agil	—
Accusative	*Agil	—
Genitive	*Agilas	—
Dative	*Agilē	—
Instrumental	*Agilu	—

Descendants

• Old English: Æġel, Ægil
  • Middle English: Ayel
    • English: Eagle, Egley, Ayle, Ale, Ayley, Oiley
• Old Saxon: Aegel
• Old High German: Agil, Egil
  • Middle High German: Agel
    • German: Jagel
      • Baltic German: Jagelis
      • → Lithuanian: Jogaila
        • → Old Ruthenian: Ꙗгайла (Jahajla)
          • > Belarusian: Ягайла (Jahajla), Яге́йла (Jahjéjla), Яке́йла (Jakjéjla), Акайла (Akajla), Яге́ла (Jahjéla), Ягала (Jahala), Ягіла (Jahila), Яге́ла (Jahjéla), Югайла (Juhajla), Юге́ла (Juhjéla) (inherited)
            • Russian: Ягайло (Jagajlo)
            • Ukrainian: Ягайло (Jahajlo)
            • → Polish: Jagiełło
• → Medieval Latin: Agilus (possibly influenced by or from Gothic)