Beil
See also: béil
German
Etymology
From Middle High German bīl, bīhel, from Old High German bīhal (whence also Bavarian Beichl),[1] attested (in the form witubil) since the 8th century.
Conflated early on with Proto-Germanic *bilją and its descendants (German Bille). (Kluge mentioned that, in his day, a relationship to Bicke / Middle High German bicke (“pickaxe”) — compare Old English becca (“pickaxe”) — could not be ruled out.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baɪ̯l/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯l
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- Beil in Duden online
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German bīl, bīhel, from Old High German bīhal. Compare German Beil, Dutch bijl.
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