Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/albut
Proto-Germanic
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰ- (“white”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *olbǫdь (“swan”) and Latin albus (“white”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*albut f[1]
Inflection
consonant stemDeclension of *albut (consonant stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *albut | *albuiz | |
vocative | *albu | *albuiz | |
accusative | *albuų | *albuunz | |
genitive | *albuiz | *albuǫ̂ | |
dative | *albui | *albuumaz | |
instrumental | *albuē | *albwumiz |
Descendants
- Old English: ælbitu, ielfetu; ielfete; ielfette (< *albitjǭ)
- Old Saxon: *alvit, *elvit
- >? Middle Low German: elft
- Old Dutch: *alvit
- Old High German: albiz, elbiz
- Old Norse: alpt, álpt, ǫlpt; elptr