Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/elhaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis (“elk”), from *h₁el- (“deer”). Cognate with Vedic Sanskrit ऋश्य (ṛ́śya, “antelope”), Lithuanian elnias (“deer, stag, hart”), Russian оле́нь (olénʹ, “deer”), Russian лось (losʹ, “elk”), Ancient Greek ἔλαφος (élaphos, “deer”), Old Armenian եղն (ełn, “hind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈel.xɑz/

Noun

*elhaz m

1. elk

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *elhaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*elhaz	*elhōz, *elhōs
vocative	*elh	*elhōz, *elhōs
accusative	*elhą	*elhanz
genitive	*elhas, *elhis	*elhǫ̂
dative	*elhai	*elhamaz
instrumental	*elhō	*elhamiz

Related terms

• *algiz

Descendants

• Old English: elh, eolh, eolc, elch; ēola
  • Middle English: *elk
    • English: elk
• Old Saxon: elaho, *elo
  • Middle Low German: elk
    • German Low German: Elk
• Old Dutch: *elho, elo
  • Middle Dutch: elgh; (elen, elant — possibly native, but also may be from Baltic through German)
    • (Dutch: eland)
• Old High German: elah; elaho, elahho, eliho, elho; (elent)
  • Middle High German: elch
    • German: Elch, Elk
    • Luxembourgish: Elch