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 *pīnapplau
Singular Plural
Nominative *pīnapplu *pīnappliwi
Accusative *pīnapplu *pīnapplū
Genitive *pīnapplau *pīnappliwō
Dative *pīnappliwi *pīnapplum
Instrumental *pīnapplu *pīnapplum

Descendants

  • Old English: *pīnæppel
  • Old Saxon: *pīnappel
    • Middle Low German: pinappel, pināpel
  • Old Dutch: *pīnappel
  • 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[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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