Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smirilljō

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 *smiril +‎ *-jō.

Noun

*smirilljō m

1. falcon, merlin

   Synonyms: *falkō, *smiril, *smirilling

Declension

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*smirilljō
Genitive	*smirilljini, *smirilljan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*smirilljō	*smirilljan
Accusative	*smirilljan	*smirilljan
Genitive	*smirilljini, *smirilljan	*smirilljanō
Dative	*smirilljini, *smirilljan	*smirilljum
Instrumental	*smirilljini, *smirilljan	*smirilljum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *smerlo
  • Middle Low German: smērle
• Old Dutch: *smerlo
  • Middle Dutch: smerle
    • Dutch: smeerle (archaic)
• Old High German: smerlo
  • Middle High German: smerle, smirle, smire
    • German: Schmirl, Schmerl
    • ⇒ Middle High German: smerlīn
      • German: Schmerlein
• → Medieval Latin: smerillus, *smerillō
  • Old French: esmerillon, emerillon
    • Middle French: emerillon
      • French: émerillon
    • → Middle English: merlioun, amerlyon, emerlion, emerlyoun, marlyon, merilioun, merleyn, merliȝon, merlion, merlone, merlyn, merlyon, merlyone, merlyoun
      • English: merlin, marlin, marlion, marlyon, merline, merlion, merlon
      • Scots: maalin (Shetland)
      • → Dutch: merlijn
    • → Italian: smeriglione
    • → Old Occitan: esmerilho, esmerilhon
      • Occitan: esmerilho
    • → Old Spanish: esmerejon, esmerijon (calque)
      • Spanish: esmerejón
    • → Portuguese: esmerilhão (calque)
  • → Old Occitan: esmerilh