Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aliʀu

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 *alizō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis- (“alder”).

Noun

*aliʀu f

1. alder

Declension

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*aliʀu
Genitive	*aliʀā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*aliʀu	*aliʀō
Accusative	*aliʀā	*aliʀā
Genitive	*aliʀā	*aliʀō
Dative	*aliʀē	*aliʀōm, *aliʀum
Instrumental	*aliʀu	*aliʀōm, *aliʀum

Alternative reconstructions

• *alisu, *aluʀu

Descendants

• Old English: alor, aler
  • Middle English: aldre, alder, aldur, aldyr, aleyre, aller, alre, althir; olr
    • English: alder
    • Scots: aller
• Old Dutch: *alisa
  • Middle Dutch: else
    • Dutch: els
• Old High German: alar, erila, elira, *alisa, *elisa
  • Middle High German: alze, els, eller, elre
    • German: Erle
• → Vulgar Latin: *alisa
  • Old French: alie, allie, alis
    • Middle French: alie, alise
      • French: alise