Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stahl

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 Proto-Germanic *stahlą.

Noun

*stahl n

1. steel

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*stahl
Genitive	*stahlas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*stahl	*stahlu
Accusative	*stahl	*stahlu
Genitive	*stahlas	*stahlō
Dative	*stahlē	*stahlum
Instrumental	*stahlu	*stahlum

Alternative forms

• *stahlī (northern)

Derived terms

• *stahlijan
• *stahlīn

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *stāl
  • Middle Low German: stâl
    • German Low German: Stahl
    • Low German: staal
    • Plautdietsch: Stol
• Old Dutch: stāl
  • Middle Dutch: stâel
    • Dutch: staal
      • Afrikaans: staal
        • → Xhosa: isitali
      • Negerhollands: staal
      • → Papiamentu: stal, staal
    • Limburgish: stjaol
    • West Flemish: stoal
• Old High German: stahal, stāl
  • Middle High German: stahel, stāl; stachel, stagel
    • Alemannic German: Staal
    • German: Stahl (see there for further descendants)
    • Hunsrik: Staal
    • Luxembourgish: Stol
    • Yiddish: שטאָל (shtol)