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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gīsl
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gīslaz.
Noun
*gīsl m[1]
- hostage
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *gīsl | |
| Genitive | *gīslas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *gīsl | *gīslō, *gīslōs |
| Accusative | *gīsl | *gīslā |
| Genitive | *gīslas | *gīslō |
| Dative | *gīslē | *gīslum |
| Instrumental | *gīslu | *gīslum |
Descendants
- Old English: ġīsel, ġīsl
- Middle English: ȝisel, ȝisle
- Old Saxon: gīsal
- Middle Low German: gîsel
- Old Dutch: *gīsal
- Middle Dutch: gisel
- Dutch: gijzel
- Middle Dutch: gisel
- Old High German: gīsal
- Middle High German: gīsel
- German: Geisel
- Middle High German: gīsel
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 329: “PWGmc *gīsl”