Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hnōil

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 *hnōjan (“plane, scrape”) +‎ *-il.

Noun

*hnōil m

1. planer, scraper

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hnōil
Genitive	*hnōilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hnōil	*hnōilō, *hnōilōs
Accusative	*hnōil	*hnōilā
Genitive	*hnōilas	*hnōilō
Dative	*hnōilē	*hnōilum
Instrumental	*hnōilu	*hnōilum

Related terms

• *hnōþi
• *hnōu

Descendants

• Old Saxon: hnōil, hnōwil
• Old High German: nuoil, nuowil, nuogil, nuil, nuwil
  • Middle High German: nüejel, nüegel