Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pāl

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

Alternative forms

*pāli

Etymology

From earlier *pālu, from Latin pālus.

Noun

*pāl m

pole, stake

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*pāl
Genitive	*pālas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*pāl	pālō, pālōs
Accusative	*pāl	*pālā
Genitive	*pālas	*pālō
Dative	*pālē	*pālum
Instrumental	*pālu	*pālum

Descendants

Old English: pāl
- Middle English: paal, pall, pol, poll, pole
  - English: pole
  - Scots: pale, pall
Old Frisian: pāl
- North Frisian: pul
- West Frisian: peal, poal
Old Saxon: pāl
- Middle Low German: pâl
  - German Low German: Pahl
Old Dutch: pāl
- Middle Dutch: pale, pael
  - Dutch: paal
Old High German: pfāl, phāl
- Middle High German: phāl, pfāl
  - German: Pfahl
- Luxembourgish: Poul
- Vilamovian: föł