Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wrōtil

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 *wrōtan (“to root, dig with the nose”) +‎ *-il (“agent noun suffix”).

Noun

*wrōtil m

1. that which is used to root around, rooter, snout

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wrōtil
Genitive	*wrōtilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wrōtil	*wrōtilō, *wrōtilōs
Accusative	*wrōtil	*wrōtilā
Genitive	*wrōtilas	*wrōtilō
Dative	*wrōtilē	*wrōtilum
Instrumental	*wrōtilu	*wrōtilum

Alternative reconstructions

• *wrōtul

Descendants

• Old English: *wrōtel, wrōt
  • Middle English: wrot, wrotte
• Old Saxon: *wrōtil, *wrōt
  • Middle Low German: wrôte (attested only in the sense of "mole")
    • German Low German: Fröte, Frööt (from earlier wrote, wröte)
• Dutch: reutel (“snout, elephant trunk”)
• Old High German: *wruozil, *ruozil
  • Middle High German: rüezel, rüzzel
    • German: Rüssel
    • → Middle Low German: rö̂sel
      • German Low German: Rüssel (reinforced by German)