Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/alinō

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

Alternative forms

• *alīnō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l-én-eh₂, from *Heh₃l- (“to bow, elbow”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē), Latin ulna, Welsh elin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.li.nɔː/

Noun

*alinō f

1. elbow
2. ell, cubit

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *alinō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*alinō	*alinôz
vocative	*alinō	*alinôz
accusative	*alinǭ	*alinōz
genitive	*alinōz	*alinǫ̂
dative	*alinōi	*alinōmaz
instrumental	*alinō	*alinōmiz

Derived terms

• *alinabugô

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *alinu
  • Old English: eln
    • Middle English: elne, elle, ellen, eln, ellyn
      • English: ell
      • Scots: elne, ellne, eln, el, ell
  • Old Frisian: elne, ielne
    • Saterland Frisian: Äälne
    • West Frisian: jelne, jellen
  • Old Saxon: elina
    • Middle Low German: elne
      • German Low German: Ell
  • Old Dutch: *elina
    • Middle Dutch: elle, elne
      • Dutch: el
  • Old High German: elina, elena, elna, elle
    • Middle High German: elline, elne, elle, eln, ellen, ele
      • Cimbrian: élla
      • German: Elle
  • → Vulgar Latin: *alina (also possibly from Gothic)
    • Old French: alne
      • Middle French: aune
        • French: aune
        • → Italian: auna
• Proto-Norse: *ᚨᛚᛁᚾᚢ (*alinu)
  • Old Norse: alin, eln, ǫln
    • Icelandic: alin, öln
    • Faroese: alin
    • Norwegian: alen
    • Elfdalian: aln
    • Old Swedish: alin, aln
      • Swedish: aln
    • Danish: alen