Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þūmilaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *þūmô +‎ *-ilaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθuː.mi.laz/

Noun

*þūmilaz m

thumb-covering; thumb-sheath

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *þūmilaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þūmilaz	þūmilōz, þūmilōs
vocative	*þūmil	þūmilōz, þūmilōs
accusative	*þūmilą	*þūmilanz
genitive	þūmilas, þūmilis	*þūmilǫ̂
dative	*þūmilai	*þūmilamaz
instrumental	*þūmilō	*þūmilamiz

Descendants

Old English: þȳmel
- Middle English: thymbyll, themel, þymel, thymbyl, themyl, thymle, themelle
  - English: thimble
  - Scots: thummle, thumble
Old Norse: þumall (← *þūmalaz); *þumill
- Faroese: tummil
- Icelandic: þumall
- Norwegian:
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: tommel
  - Norwegian Bokmål: tommel
- Danish: tommel

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