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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/handuþwahilu

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 *handu (hand) + *þwahilu (towel, washcloth).

Noun

*handuþwahilu f

  1. hand towel

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *handuþwahilu
Genitive *handuþwahilā
Singular Plural
Nominative *handuþwahilu *handuþwahilō
Accusative *handuþwahilā *handuþwahilā
Genitive *handuþwahilā *handuþwahilō
Dative *handuþwahilē *handuþwahilōm, *handuþwahilum
Instrumental *handuþwahilu *handuþwahilōm, *handuþwahilum

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: handthwēla
    • Middle Low German: hantdwēle
  • Old Dutch: *handthwāla
    • Middle Dutch: hantdwale, hantdwele, hantdwael
      • Dutch: handdwaal
  • Old High German: hantdwahala, hanttwāla, hantdwahila, hantdwehila
    • Middle High German: hanttwehele, hanttwehel
      • German: Handzwehle
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