Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/elhaz

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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[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).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*elhaz m

  1. elk

Inflection[edit]

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

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Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

The form elen(t) may be from Old Lithuanian, though formally nothing speaks against inheritance.