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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alu.

Noun

*alu n

1. beer, ale

   Synonym: *beuʀ

Inflection

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

• 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