Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bautil

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 *bautilaz, equivalent to *bautan +‎ *-il.

Noun

*bautil (m)

chisel
sledge, mallet, hammer

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bautil
Genitive	*bautilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bautil	bautilō, bautilōs
Accusative	*bautil	*bautilā
Genitive	*bautilas	*bautilō
Dative	*bautilē	*bautilum
Instrumental	*bautilu	*bautilum

Descendants

Old English: bīetel, bȳtel, bītel, bȳtl, bītl
- Middle English: betel
  - English: beetle (“mallet”)
  - Scots: betill, bitill
Old Saxon: *bōtil
- Middle Low German: bôtel, bö̂tel
  - Low German: Bötel
Old High German: *bōzil
- ⇒ Old High German: steinbōzil