Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/alþį̄

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

• *aldį̄

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From *aldaz +‎ *-į̄.

Noun

*alþį̄ f

1. oldness, eld
2. period of life or time, age
3. olden times, yore

Inflection

īn-stemDeclension of *alþį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*alþį̄	*alþīniz
vocative	*alþį̄	*alþīniz
accusative	*alþīnų	*alþīnunz
genitive	*alþīniz	*alþīnǫ̂
dative	*alþīni	*alþīmaz
instrumental	*alþīnē	*alþīmiz

Related terms

• *weraldiz

Descendants

• Old English: ieldu, yldo
  • Middle English: elde
    • Scots: eild, eeld
    • English: eld
• Old Frisian: elde
  • North Frisian: jelde
  • West Frisian: jeld
• Old Saxon: eldī
  • Middle Low German: olde
• Old Dutch: aldi, eldi
  • Middle Dutch: oude, elde
    • Dutch: oude
    • West Flemish: elde
• Old High German: altī, eltī
  • Middle High German: elte
    • German: Älte (dialectal)
• Old Norse: elli
  • Icelandic: elli
  • Faroese: elli
  • Old Swedish: ælle
  • Danish: ælde
    • → Norwegian: elde, elda