Middle English girle has been derived from a reconstructed Old English *gyrela.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0894proposed inheritanceproposed
A CLAIM
YOU CAN AUDIT.
A relationship—not a generated explanation. Both endpoints, every editorial field, every citation, and every dossier reuse are preserved below.
girle
child or young person of either sex; girl
OPEN NODE 869 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedOld English · proposed Old English form · proposed child predecessor*gyrela
proposed predecessor of girle
OPEN NODE 895 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
The child or young-person field is projected backward only tentatively.
No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.
Middle English Dictionary Editors
proposed — The dictionary marks the etymology with a question mark; American Heritage says origin unknown.
reviewed
02
CITATION REGISTER
SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
Girl — American Heritage DictionaryEtymology: origin unknown
challengesAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Prevents promotion of the proposed predecessor.
girle — Middle English DictionaryEtymology: question-marked Old English *gyrela
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the reconstruction only tentatively.
03
EDITORIAL REUSE