*hwītilaz

Runic: ᚺᚹᛁᛏᛁᛚᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈxʷiː.ti.lɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

linen, sheet

Etymology

From *hwītaz + *-ilaz (diminutive suffix).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.hwītilazhwītilōz, hwītilōs
Acc.hwītiląhwītilanz
Gen.hwītilas, hwītilishwītilǫ̂
Dat.hwītilaihwītilamaz
Inst.hwītilōhwītilamiz
Voc.hwītilhwītilōz, hwītilōs

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Descendants

  • *hwītil (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hwītel (Old English)
      • whytel, whitle, wytele, wittulle (Middle English)
        • whittle (English)
        • whithel (Yola)
  • *hwītil (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hwītel (Old English)
      • blancet, blanket (Old Northern French)
        • blanket (Middle English)
          • blanket (English)
          • blakt (Old Norse)
          • blanket (Scots)
  • *hwītil (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hwītel (Old English)
      • blancet, blanket (Old Northern French)
        • blanchet (Middle French)
          • blanchet (French)
  • hvítill (Old Norse)
    • hvítill (Icelandic)
    • kvitel (Norwegian Nynorsk)

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