Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/algiz
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis (“elk”), from *h₁el- (“deer”). Cognate with Vedic Sanskrit ऋश्य (ṛ́śya, “antelope”), Lithuanian elnias (“deer, stag, hart”), Russian оле́нь (olénʹ, “deer”), Russian лось (losʹ, “elk”), Ancient Greek ἔλαφος (élaphos, “deer”), Old Armenian եղն (ełn, “hind”).
Noun
edit*algiz m[1]
Inflection
editi-stemDeclension of *algiz (i-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *algiz | *algīz | |
vocative | *algi | *algīz | |
accusative | *algį | *alginz | |
genitive | *algīz | *algijǫ̂ | |
dative | *algī | *algimaz | |
instrumental | *algī | *algimiz |
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Old Norse: elgr m
- →? Ancient Greek: ἄλκη f (álkē)
- Greek: άλκη (álki)
- →? Latin: alcēs f, alcē; alx (Medieval Latin)
- → English: Algiz (learned)