*wibilaz

Runic: ᚹᛁᛒᛁᛚᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwi.βi.lɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

beetle, weevil

Etymology

Possibly from *webaną (‘to weave’) + *-ilaz. Suggested to be related to Lithuanian vãbalas (‘beetle’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.wibilazwibilōz, wibilōs
Acc.wibiląwibilanz
Gen.wibilas, wibiliswibilǫ̂
Dat.wibilaiwibilamaz
Inst.wibilōwibilamiz
Voc.wibilwibilōz, wibilōs

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Descendants

  • *wibil (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *wivil (Old Dutch)
      • wivel, wevel (Middle Dutch)
        • wevel (Dutch)
  • *wibil (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wifel, wibil, wibl, uuibil, *fifel (Old English)
      • wevel, wevyl, wyvyl (Middle English)
        • weevil (English)
        • wavel (Scots)
  • *wibil (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wibil (Old High German)
      • wibel, wupel (Middle High German)
        • Wiebel (German)
  • *wibil (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *wivil, *uuivil, *wibil (Old Saxon)
      • wevel, wêvel (Middle Low German)
        • vivel (Swedish)

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