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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ólos or *ēl- (“awl, prong”). Cognate with Sanskrit आरा (ā́rā).
Pronunciation
Noun
*ēlō f
- awl
Inflection
Declension of *ēlō (ō-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*ēlō
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*ēlôz
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| vocative
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*ēlō
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*ēlôz
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| accusative
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*ēlǭ
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*ēlōz
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| genitive
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*ēlōz
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*ēlǫ̂
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| dative
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*ēlōi
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*ēlōmaz
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| instrumental
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*ēlō
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*ēlōmiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *ālu
- >? Old English: āl, ǣl
- Old Frisian: *âl, *ēl
- Old Saxon: *āla
- Old Dutch: *āla
- Middle Dutch: *âle, *ael
- Dutch: aal (possibly borrowed)
- Old High German: āla