Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pāli

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 earlier *pālu, from Latin pālus.

Noun

*pāli m

1. Alternative form of *pāl

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*pāli
Genitive	*pālī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*pāli	*pālī
Accusative	*pāli	*pālī
Genitive	*pālī	*pālijō
Dative	*pālī	*pālim, *pālijum
Instrumental	*pālī	*pālim, *pālijum

Descendants

• Old English: pǣl (shows i-mutation but inflected as an a-stem)
• Old Frisian: pēl (shows i-mutation but inflected as an a-stem)
  • North Frisian: pil
  • Saterland Frisian: Peel
• Old Saxon: pāl (inflected as an i-stem)
• Old High German: pfāl, phāl (inflected as an i-stem)