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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.βiz/

Noun

*albiz m

1. elf, fairy

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

• Old English: ælf
• 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
  • Icelandic: álfur
  • Faroese: álvur
  • Norwegian: alv
  • Old Swedish: ælf, ælva
    • Swedish: älva; alf, alv (reborrowed from Old Norse)
  • Danish: alf (reborrowed from Old Norse), elv (now only poetic)
  • → English: auf, oaf