Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/algiz
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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”).
Noun
[edit]*algiz m[1]
Inflection
[edit]i-stemDeclension of *algiz (i-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *algiz | *algīz | |
vocative | *algi | *algīz | |
accusative | *algį | *alginz | |
genitive | *algīz | *algijǫ̂ | |
dative | *algī | *algimaz | |
instrumental | *algī | *algimiz |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old Norse: elgr m
- →? Ancient Greek: ἄλκη f (álkē)
- Greek: άλκη (álki)
- →? Latin: alcēs f, alcē, alx (Medieval Latin)
- → English: Algiz (learned)