Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwirbil

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 Proto-Germanic *hwirbilaz.

Noun

*hwirbil m

rotating thing, whirl

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hwirbil
Genitive	*hwirbilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hwirbil	*hwirbilōs
Accusative	*hwirbil	*hwirbilā
Genitive	*hwirbilas	*hwirbilō
Dative	*hwirbilē	*hwirbilum
Instrumental	*hwirbilu	*hwirbilum

Descendants

Old English: hwierfel, hwyrfel (late)
- Middle English: wherwille, whorlwyl, wherl, whirl (merged with Old Norse hvirfill)
  - English: whirl
  - Scots: whirl
Old Frisian: hwarvel
- Saterland Frisian: Wavel
- West Frisian: warrel, warle
Old Saxon: *hwirvil
- Middle Low German: wervel
  - German Low German: Warvel
Old Dutch: *wirvil
- Middle Dutch: wervel
  - Dutch: wervel
Old High German: wirbil
- Middle High German: wirbel
  - German: Wirbel
  - Hunsrik: Werrvel
  - Luxembourgish: Wirbel