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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stahlī

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *stahliją, a collective formed from *stahlą (Proto-West Germanic *stahl).

Noun

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*stahlī n[1]

  1. (North Sea Germanic) Alternative form of *stahl

Inflection

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Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *stahhlī
Genitive *stahhlijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *stahhlī *stahhliju
Accusative *stahhlī *stahhliju
Genitive *stahhlijas *stahhlijō
Dative *stahhlijē *stahhlijum
Instrumental *stahhliju *stahhlijum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 334:northern WGmc *stahlī