Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/allaz
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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
From Pre-Germanic *h₂elnós, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“all”).
Pronunciation
Determiner
*allaz[1]
Inflection
In compound words, the stem *ala- was apparently used instead of the regular *alla-. This might be evidence of an older heteroclitic or perhaps n-stem paradigm, in which *aln- became *all-.
Declension of *allaz (a-stem, strong only)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *allaz | *allai | *allō | *allôz | *allą, *-at(ō) | *allō |
| accusative | *allanǭ | *allanz | *allǭ | *allōz | *allą, *-at(ō) | *allō |
| genitive | *allas, *allis | *allaizǫ̂ | *allaizōz | *allaizǫ̂ | *allas, *allis | *allaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *allammai | *allaimaz | *allaizōi | *allaimaz | *allammai | *allaimaz |
| instrumental | *allanō | *allaimiz | *allaizō | *allaimiz | *allanō | *allaimiz |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *all
- Old Norse: allr
- Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls)
Further reading
- Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN