Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Aþalawini

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) +‎ *winiz (“friend”).

Proper noun

*Aþalawini m

1. a male given name

Descendants

• Old English: Æþelwine
  • → Medieval Latin: Aluinus
  • English: Alwin
• Old Dutch: *Adelwin
  • Dutch: Adelwijn, Alwijn, Adelwin
• Old High German: Adalwin, Athalwin
  • German: Adalwin, Alwin, Alwein
• → Medieval Latin: Aluinus, Adaluinus
  • French: Aluin
  • Spanish: Aluino