Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aþal

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *aþalą.

Noun[edit]

*aþal n

  1. nobility
  2. race

Inflection[edit]

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *aþal
Genitive *aþalas
Singular Plural
Nominative *aþal *aþalu
Accusative *aþal *aþalu
Genitive *aþalas *aþalō
Dative *aþalē *aþalum
Instrumental *aþalu *aþalum

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 van der Sijs, Nicoline (2010) “adel”, in Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎[1] (in Dutch), The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 172
  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline (2010) “adel”, in Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎[2] (in Dutch), The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 172