Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aldiz

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.diz/

Etymology 1

From *alaną (“to grow”) +‎ *-þiz.

Noun

*aldiz f

1. age, generation
2. lifetime

Inflection

Declension of *aldiz (i-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*aldiz	*aldīz
vocative	*aldi	*aldīz
accusative	*aldį	*aldinz
genitive	*aldīz	*aldijǫ̂
dative	*aldī	*aldimaz
instrumental	*aldī	*aldimiz

Derived terms

• *alþijaz
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (alþeis)
• *weraldiz

Descendants

• Proto-Norse:
  • Old Norse: ǫld
    • Icelandic: öld
    • Faroese: øld
    • Danish: old (archaic)
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍃 (alds)

Etymology 2

From *alaną +‎ *-þiz, of the same origin as the "age" sense of Etymology 1.

Noun

*aldiz m

1. human being; person; man

Declension

Declension of *aldiz (i-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*aldiz	*aldīz
vocative	*aldi	*aldīz
accusative	*aldį	*aldinz
genitive	*aldīz	*aldijǫ̂
dative	*aldī	*aldimaz
instrumental	*aldī	*aldimiz

Derived terms

• *aldijǫ̂ barnō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *aldī
  • Old English: ielde pl, ilde, ylde, (Anglian) ælde, elde
  • Old Saxon: aldi, eldi
    • ⇒ Old Saxon: eldibarn
  • Lombardic: *aldi
    • → Late Latin: aldius
      • Italian: aldio
• Proto-Norse:
  • Old Norse: ǫld
    • Icelandic: öld f
    • Faroese: øld f
    • Danish: old c (archaic)