Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/āl

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *ēlaz.

Noun

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*āl m

  1. eel

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *āl
Genitive *ālas
Singular Plural
Nominative *āl *ālō, *ālōs
Accusative *āl *ālā
Genitive *ālas *ālō
Dative *ālē *ālum
Instrumental *ālu *ālum

Descendants

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  • Old English: ǣl
    • Middle English: el, eel, ele, hele, iel, yele
      • English: eel
      • Scots: eel
      • Yola: eale
  • Old Frisian: ēl
    • Saterland Frisian: Äil
    • West Frisian: iel
  • Old Saxon: āl
    • Middle Low German: âl, êl
      • German Low German: Aal
  • Old Dutch: āl, ael (in placenames)
  • Old High German: āl
    • Middle High German: āl
      • Central Franconian:
        Hunsrik: Ool
        Luxembourgish: Éil
      • German: Aal
      • Rhine Franconian: Ool (West Palatine)