Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēlaz
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Unknown; no known cognates outside Germanic, but an obfuscated substrate origin from a Neolithic language is possible.
Kroonen tentatively compares *ēlō and *alaz (“awl”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*ēlaz m[1]
Inflection edit
masculine a-stemDeclension of *ēlaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *ēlaz | *ēlōz, *ēlōs | |
vocative | *ēl | *ēlōz, *ēlōs | |
accusative | *ēlą | *ēlanz | |
genitive | *ēlas, *ēlis | *ēlǫ̂ | |
dative | *ēlai | *ēlamaz | |
instrumental | *ēlō | *ēlamiz |
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *āl
- Old Norse: áll