Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/burstilu

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

Alternative forms

*burstil (m)

Etymology

From *bursti +‎ *-ilu.

Noun

*burstilu f

bristle

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*burstilu
Genitive	*burstilā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*burstilu	*burstilō
Accusative	*burstilā	*burstilā
Genitive	*burstilā	*burstilō
Dative	*burstilē	burstilōm, burstilum
Instrumental	*burstilu	burstilōm, burstilum

Descendants

Old English: *byrstel, *brystl, bristl
- Middle English: brustel, brostel, brestel, bristel
  - English: bristle
  - Scots: brustle, bristle, brissle
Old Frisian: *borstel, *berstel
- Saterland Frisian: Bäärsel
- West Frisian: boarstel
Old Saxon: *burstila; *burstil m
- Middle Low German: borstel, börstel
  - German Low German: Bössel
  - Plautdietsch: Borschtel
Old Dutch: *burstila; *burstil m
- Middle Dutch: burstele, borstele, burstel, borstel
  - Dutch: borstel