Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fį̄hlu

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 Proto-Germanic *finhlō. Equivalent to *fį̄hlōn (“to file, polish”) +‎ *-u.

Noun

*fį̄hlu f

rasp, file

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*fį̄hlu
Genitive	*fį̄hlā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*fį̄hlu	*fį̄hlō
Accusative	*fį̄hlā	*fį̄hlā
Genitive	*fį̄hlā	*fį̄hlō
Dative	*fį̄hlē	fį̄hlōm, fį̄hlum
Instrumental	*fį̄hlu	fį̄hlōm, fį̄hlum

Alternative reconstructions

*fį̄halu, *fį̄hilu, *fį̄hulu

Descendants

Old English: fīil, fīol, fēol, fēl
- Middle English: file, fyle
  - English: file
  - Scots: file, fyle
Old Frisian: *fīle
- Saterland Frisian: Fiele
- West Frisian: file
Old Saxon: fīla
- Middle Low German: vîle
  - German Low German: File
  - → Swedish: fil
Old Dutch: *fīla
- Middle Dutch: vile
  - Dutch: vijl
    - Berbice Creole Dutch: feli
    - Negerhollands: feile
    - → Aukan: fei
    - → Caribbean Hindustani: feiri
Old High German: fīhala, fīgila, fīla
- Middle High German: vīle
  - Cimbrian: faila
  - German: Feile
  - Luxembourgish: Feil
→ Proto-Slavic: *pĩlà (see there for further descendants)

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