Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/alu

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 *alu.

Noun edit

*alu n

beer, ale
Synonym: *beuʀ

Inflection edit

Consonant stem
	Singular
Nominative	*alu
Genitive	*aluþi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*alu	*aluþi
Accusative	*alu	*aluþi
Genitive	*aluþi	*aluþō
Dative	*aluþi	*aluþum
Instrumental	*aluþi	*aluþum

Descendants edit

Old English: ealu, alu, ealo
- Middle English: ale, ail
  - English: ale
  - Geordie English: yel
  - Scots: yill, ale, aill, ayll
  - ⇒ Yola: aalhouse
Old Saxon: *alu, *alo
- ⇒ Old Saxon: alufat, alofat
Old Dutch: *alu, *alo
- Middle Dutch: āle
  - Dutch: aal
  - ⇒ Middle Dutch: godale, goedale
    - → Old French: godale
      - Middle French: goudale, godaille
        French: godaille
Old High German: *alu, elo
- ⇒? Middle High German: alschaf (“drinkware”)
- ⇒ Old High German: *alufaz