Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aldaz
 |
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
2=h₂el id=growPlease see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”); equivalent to the old past participle of *alaną (“to grow”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*aldaz (comparative *alþizô, superlative *alþistaz)[1]
Inflection
Declension of *aldaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *aldaz | *aldai | *aldō | *aldôz | *aldą, -atō | *aldō |
| Accusative | *aldanǭ | *aldanz | *aldǭ | *aldōz | *aldą, -atō | *aldō |
| Genitive | *aldas, -is | *aldaizǫ̂ | *aldaizōz | *aldaizǫ̂ | *aldas, -is | *aldaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *aldammai | *aldaimaz | *aldaizōi | *aldaimaz | *aldammai | *aldaimaz |
| Instrumental | *aldanō | *aldaimiz | *aldaizō | *aldaimiz | *aldanō | *aldaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *aldô | *aldaniz | *aldǭ | *aldōniz | *aldô | *aldōnō |
| Accusative | *aldanų | *aldanunz | *aldōnų | *aldōnunz | *aldô | *aldōnō |
| Genitive | *aldiniz | *aldanǫ̂ | *aldōniz | *aldōnǫ̂ | *aldiniz | *aldanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *aldini | *aldammaz | *aldōni | *aldōmaz | *aldini | *aldammaz |
| Instrumental | *aldinē | *aldammiz | *aldōnē | *aldōmiz | *aldinē | *aldammiz |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: eald, ald, eold, æld, eld
- Old Frisian: ald
- Old Saxon: ald
- Old Dutch: alt
- Old High German: alt, ald — northern
- Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (alþeis)
- Crimean Gothic: alt