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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/minþl
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *minþlą.
Noun
*minþl n[1]
- bit (of a horse)
Inflection
Neuter a-stem | ||
---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *minþl | *minþlu |
Accusative | *minþl | *minþlu |
Genitive | *minþlas | *minþlō |
Dative | *minþlē | *minþlum |
Instrumental | *minþlu | *minþlum |
Descendants
- Old English: mīþl
- Old High German: mindil
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 *minþl”