Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gajikilljā

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 *ga- (collective prefix) +‎ *jikilljā.

Noun

*gajikilljā f

1. icicle

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gajikilljā
Genitive	*gajikilljōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gajikilljā	*gajikilljōn
Accusative	*gajikilljōn	*gajikilljōn
Genitive	*gajikilljōn	*gajikilljōnō
Dative	*gajikilljōn	*gajikilljōm, *gajikilljum
Instrumental	*gajikilljōn	*gajikilljōm, *gajikilljum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: gikilla, gichilla
  • Middle Low German: guckel m or f (merged with descendant of Old Saxon *jukil m)
• Old High German: kihhilla, kichilla