Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/alizō

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

Alternative forms

• *alisō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis- (“alder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.li.zɔː/

Noun

*alizō f

1. alder

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *alizō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*alizō	*alizôz
vocative	*alizō	*alizôz
accusative	*alizǭ	*alizōz
genitive	*alizōz	*alizǫ̂
dative	*alizōi	*alizōmaz
instrumental	*alizō	*alizōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *aliʀu, *alisu, *aluʀu
  • Old English: alor, aler
    • Middle English: aldre, alder, aldur, aldyr, aleyre, aller, alre, althir; olr
      • English: alder
      • Scots: aller
  • Old Dutch: *alisa
    • Middle Dutch: else
      • Dutch: els
  • Old High German: alar, erila, elira, *alisa, *elisa
    • Middle High German: alze, els, eller, elre
      • German: Erle
  • → Vulgar Latin: *alisa
    • Old French: alie, allie, alis
      • Middle French: alie, alise
        • French: alise
• Old Norse: ǫlr, alr
  • Icelandic: elri
  • Norwegian: or, older
  • Danish: el