Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/igil

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 *igilaz.

Noun

*igil m

hedgehog

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*igil
Genitive	*igilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*igil	igilō, igilōs
Accusative	*igil	*igilā
Genitive	*igilas	*igilō
Dative	*igilē	*igilum
Instrumental	*igilu	*igilum

Descendants

Old English: iġil, iġl, īl
- Middle English: ile
Old Frisian: igel
- West Frisian: ychel
Old Saxon: igil
Old Dutch: *igil
- Middle Dutch: ēgel
  - Dutch: egel
Old High German: igil
- Middle High German: igil
  - German: Igel
  - Vilamovian: ejggl