Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/alljan

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 *aljaną.

Noun

*alljan n

1. zeal

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*alljan, *alljana
Genitive	*alljanas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*alljan, *alljana	*alljanu
Accusative	*alljan, *alljana	*alljanu
Genitive	*alljanas	*alljanō
Dative	*alljanē	*alljanum
Instrumental	*alljanu	*alljanum

Derived terms

• *alljanōn

Related terms

• *alljā
  • Old Saxon: *ellia
    • Middle Low German: elle, nelle
  • Old High German: ella
    • Middle High German: elle, ele
      • Bavarian: Ell
  • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *gaalljā
    • Old High German: giella, gella
      • Middle High German: gelle
        • Alemannic German: Gelle
        • Bavarian: Gelle
        • German: Gelle
        • ⇒ Middle High German: gellīn, gellin
          • German: Gellin
• *alljō
  • Old High German: ello
  • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *gaalljō
    • Old High German: giello, gello
      • Middle High German: gelle
        • German: Gelle
      • ⇒ Old High German: giellolf

Descendants

• Old English: ellen
  • Middle English: ellen
    • English: ellen, elne
• Old Saxon: ellian
  • Middle Low German: ellen, ellent
• Old High German: ellan, eillan, ellian
  • Middle High German: ellen