Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fį̄hlu

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 *finhlō. Equivalent to *fį̄hlōn (“to file, polish”) +‎ *-u.

Noun

*fį̄hlu f

1. rasp, file

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*fį̄hlu
Genitive	*fį̄hlā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*fį̄hlu	*fį̄hlō
Accusative	*fį̄hlā	*fį̄hlā
Genitive	*fį̄hlā	*fį̄hlō
Dative	*fį̄hlē	*fį̄hlōm, *fį̄hlum
Instrumental	*fį̄hlu	*fį̄hlōm, *fį̄hlum

Alternative reconstructions

• *fį̄halu, *fį̄hilu, *fį̄hulu

Descendants

• Old English: fīil, fīol, fēol, fēl
  • Middle English: file, fyle
    • English: file
    • Scots: file, fyle
• Old Frisian: *fīle
  • Saterland Frisian: Fiele
  • West Frisian: file
• Old Saxon: fīla
  • Middle Low German: vîle
    • German Low German: File
    • → Swedish: fil
• Old Dutch: *fīla
  • Middle Dutch: vile
    • Dutch: vijl
      • Afrikaans: vyl
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: feli
      • Negerhollands: feile
      • → Aukan: fei
      • → Caribbean Hindustani: feiri
• Old High German: fīhala, fīgila, fīla
  • Middle High German: vīle
    • Cimbrian: faila
    • German: Feile
    • Luxembourgish: Feil
• → Proto-Slavic: *pĩlà (see there for further descendants)