Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wurpil

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 *wurpijan or *werpan (“to thow, cast”) +‎ *-il. See parallel formation in Old Norse verpill (“a die; barrel”).

Noun

*wurpil m

something cast, thrown
die (game piece)

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wurpil
Genitive	*wurpilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wurpil	wurpilō, wurpilōs
Accusative	*wurpil	*wurpilā
Genitive	*wurpilas	*wurpilō
Dative	*wurpilē	*wurpilum
Instrumental	*wurpilu	*wurpilum

Descendants

Old English: wyrpel
Old Saxon: wurpil
- Middle Low German: worpel
  - Low German: Wörpel
  - Plautdietsch: Wirfel
Old Dutch: *wurpil
- Middle Dutch: worpel, werpel
  - Dutch: worpel, werpel
Old High German: wurfil
- Middle High German: würfel
  - German: Würfel
  - Hunsrik: Werrfel
  - Luxembourgish: Wierfel