Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hą̄hil

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 *hanhilaz. Equivalent to *hą̄h +‎ *-il.

Noun

*hą̄hil m

heel

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hą̄hil	hą̄hilō, hą̄hilōs
Accusative	*hą̄hil	*hą̄hilā
Genitive	*hą̄hilas	*hą̄hilō
Dative	*hą̄hilē	*hą̄hilum
Instrumental	*hą̄hilu	*hą̄hilum

Descendants

Old English: hǣla, hēla
- Middle English: hele, heel
  - Scots: hele, heil, heill
  - English: heel
Old Frisian: hēla
- North Frisian: hael, häile, hajel, hägel
Old Saxon: hēla
- Middle Low German: hele
  - German Low German: Hiel
Old Dutch: *hiela
- Middle Dutch: hiele
  - Dutch: hiel