Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dumpil

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 *dumpilaz.

Noun

*dumpil m

1. a well or depression
2. pit

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*dumpil
Genitive	*dumpilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*dumpil	*dumpilō, *dumpilōs
Accusative	*dumpil	*dumpilā
Genitive	*dumpilas	*dumpilō
Dative	*dumpilē	*dumpilum
Instrumental	*dumpilu	*dumpilum

Related terms

• *deup
• *dobbā

Descendants

• Old English: *dympel
  • English: dimpel, dimpil, dympull
    • English: dimple
• Old Saxon: *dumpil
  • Middle Low German: dümpel
    • German Low German: Dümpel
• Old High German: *tumpfil; tumpfilo
  • Middle High German: tümpfel
    • German: Tümpfel (dialectal), Tümpel