Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ansiju

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *ansijō.

Noun

*ansiju f

eyelet
eye of a needle

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*ansiju
Genitive	*ansijā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ansiju	*ansijō
Accusative	*ansijā	*ansijā
Genitive	*ansijā	*ansijō
Dative	*ansijē	*ansijōm
Instrumental	*ansiju	*ansijōm

Descendants

Old Frisian: *ōse, *ōs
- North Frisian: ous
- West Frisian: oes
Old Saxon: *ōsia
- Middle Low German: ôse
  - German Low German:
    Dortmunder, Westphalian (Sauerländisch (Niedersfeld, Olpe)): Ööse
    Old Prussian, Westphalian (Bentheimisch, East Westphalian (Lippe)): Öse
    Sauerländisch: Oise, Öüse (Attendorn, Drolshagen), Ööese (Wenden)
  - → German: Öse