Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/albiz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós (“white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.βiz/

Noun

*albiz m

1. elf

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *albiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*albiz	*albīz
vocative	*albi	*albīz
accusative	*albį	*albinz
genitive	*albīz	*albijǫ̂
dative	*albī	*albimaz
instrumental	*albī	*albimiz

Derived terms

• *Albigaizaz
• *Albiharjaz
• *Albiraginaz
• *Albirēdaz
• *Albirīks

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *albi
  • Old English: ielf, ælf
    • Middle English: elf, elfe, helfe
      • English: elf (see there for further descendants)
      • Scots: elf
      • Yola: elf
  • Old Frisian: *alf, *elf
    • West Frisian: alve
  • Old Saxon: alf
    • Middle Low German: alf
  • Old Dutch: *alf
    • Middle Dutch: alf
      • Dutch: alf
  • Old High German: alb, alp
    • German: Alb, Alp
• Old Norse: alfr, álfr
  • Icelandic: álfur
  • Faroese: álvur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: alv, elv; (dialectal) alg
  • Norwegian Bokmål: alv, elv
  • Old Swedish: ælf, ælva
    • Swedish: älva; alf, alv (reborrowed from Old Norse)
  • Danish: elv (now only poetic); → alf (learned)
  • → Arabic: آلْف (ʔālf)
  • → English: auf, oaf
  • → Scottish Gaelic: ealbhar
  • → Belarusian: альв (alʹv)
  • → Russian: альв (alʹv)
  • → Ukrainian: альв (alʹv)