Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ald
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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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *aldaz.
Adjective edit
*ald (comparative *alþiʀō, superlative *alþist(ō))
Inflection edit
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *ald | ||
| Genitive | *aldas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ald | *aldu | *ald |
| Accusative | *aldanā | *aldā | *ald |
| Genitive | *aldas | *aldeʀā | *aldas |
| Dative | *aldumē | *aldeʀē | *aldumē |
| Instrumental | *aldu | *aldeʀu | *aldu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *aldē | *aldō | *aldu |
| Accusative | *aldā | *aldā | *aldu |
| Genitive | *aldeʀō | *aldeʀō | *aldeʀō |
| Dative | *aldēm, *aldum | *aldēm, *aldum | *aldēm, *aldum |
| Instrumental | *aldēm, *aldum | *aldēm, *aldum | *aldēm, *aldum |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: eald, ald, eold, æld, eld
- Old Frisian: ald
- Old Saxon: ald
- Old Dutch: alt
- Old High German: alt, ald