Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jikilaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative forms

*jekulaz

Etymology

From *jekô +‎ *-ilaz.

Noun

*jikilaz m

(West Germanic) a piece of ice
(West Germanic) an ickle, icicle (alternative form of *jekulaz)

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *jikilaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*jikilaz	jikilōz, jikilōs
vocative	*jikil	jikilōz, jikilōs
accusative	*jikilą	*jikilanz
genitive	jikilas, jikilis	*jikilǫ̂
dative	*jikilai	*jikilamaz
instrumental	*jikilō	*jikilamiz

Descendants

Old English: ġiċel, ġieċel
- Middle English: ikil, ykle, iceyokel
  - Scots: iceshogle, schokle, sheckle, shockle, shaikle
  - English: ickle, eckle, icicle
Old Frisian: itsil
Old Saxon: gikilla, gichilla, ichilla
- Middle Low German: *jekel, *ekel
  - Low German: jäkel, ishekel
Old High German: ichil, ihilla, ihhilla, ichilla, ihsilla, īsilla
- Middle High German: īsel