Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēlō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ólos or *ēl- (“awl, prong”). Cognate with Sanskrit आरा (ā́rā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛː.lɔː/

Noun

*ēlō f

1. awl

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *ēlō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ēlō	*ēlôz
vocative	*ēlō	*ēlôz
accusative	*ēlǭ	*ēlōz
genitive	*ēlōz	*ēlǫ̂
dative	*ēlōi	*ēlōmaz
instrumental	*ēlō	*ēlōmiz

Related terms

• *alaz
• *alusnō
• *ēlaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ālu
  • >? Old English: āl, ǣl
  • Old Frisian: *âl, *ēl
    • Saterland Frisian: Äil
  • Old Saxon: *āla
    • Middle Low German: âl
      • Low German: Ahl
  • Old Dutch: *āla
    • Middle Dutch: *âle, *ael
      • Dutch: aal (possibly borrowed)
  • Old High German: āla
    • Middle High German: āle
      • Cimbrian: aala
      • German: Ahle