Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pīnapplu

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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pīnapplu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *pīnā (“pine”) +‎ *applu (“fruit”).[1]

Noun

*pīnapplu m

1. pinecone

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*pīnapplu
Genitive	*pīnapplō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*pīnapplu	*pīnappliwi, *pīnapplō
Accusative	*pīnapplu	*pīnapplū
Genitive	*pīnapplō	*pīnappliwō
Dative	*pīnappliwi, *pīnapplō	*pīnapplum
Instrumental	*pīnapplu	*pīnapplum

Descendants

• Old English: *pīnæppel
  • Middle English: pinappel
    • Middle English: pineapple
• Old Saxon: *pīnappel
  • Middle Low German: pinappel, pināpel
• Old Dutch: *pīnappel
  • Middle Dutch: pijnappel
    • Dutch: pijnappel
• Old High German: pīnapful, pinaphul
  • Middle High German: pinapfel, pinaphel
    • German: Pinapfel

References

1. Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “pijnboom”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press