Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aldr

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aldrą.

Noun

*aldr n

1. life

   Synonyms: *ferh, *līb

2. lifetime, age

   Synonyms: *aldadōm, *aldī

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*aldr
Genitive	*aldras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*aldr	*aldru
Accusative	*aldr	*aldru
Genitive	*aldras	*aldrō
Dative	*aldrē	*aldrum
Instrumental	*aldru	*aldrum

Descendants

• Old English: ealdor, aldor, ealder
  • Middle English: alder
  • ⇒ Old English: ealdorman
    • Middle English: alderman, aldermon
      • English: alderman
• Old Frisian: alder
  • Saterland Frisian: Oaler
• Old Saxon: aldar
  • Middle Low German: alder, older, ōlder
    • German Low German: Oller
• Old Dutch: alder
  • Middle Dutch: ouder
    • Dutch: ouder
• Old High German: altar
  • Middle High German: alter
    • Alemannic German: Altar
    • Bavarian: Ålter, Oiter
    • German: Alter, Alda, Alla
      • → Luxembourgish: Alter
    • Yiddish: אַלטער (alter)