Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/alþistaz

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

Adjective

*alþistaz

  1. superlative degree of *aldaz

Inflection

Declension of *alþistaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *alþistaz *alþistō *alþistą, -atō *alþistai *alþistôz *alþistō
accusative *alþistanǭ *alþistǭ *alþistą, -atō *alþistanz *alþistōz *alþistō
genitive *alþistas, -is *alþistaizōz *alþistas, -is *alþistaizǫ̂ *alþistaizǫ̂ *alþistaizǫ̂
dative *alþistammai *alþistaizōi *alþistammai *alþistaimaz *alþistaimaz *alþistaimaz
instrumental *alþistanō *alþistaizō *alþistanō *alþistaimiz *alþistaimiz *alþistaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *alþistô *alþistǭ *alþistô *alþistaniz *alþistōniz *alþistōnō
accusative *alþistanų *alþistōnų *alþistô *alþistanunz *alþistōnunz *alþistōnō
genitive *alþistiniz *alþistōniz *alþistiniz *alþistanǫ̂ *alþistōnǫ̂ *alþistanǫ̂
dative *alþistini *alþistōni *alþistini *alþistammaz *alþistōmaz *alþistammaz
instrumental *alþistinē *alþistōnē *alþistinē *alþistammiz *alþistōmiz *alþistammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: ieldest
    • Middle English:
  • Old Frisian:
    • North Frisian: äälst, ialst
    • West Frisian: âldst
  • Old Saxon: aldist
  • Old High German:
    • Middle High German:
      • Central Franconian: äälste, ältste
      • Cimbrian: éltorste
      • German: ältesten
      • Luxembourgish: eelsten
      • Pennsylvania German: eltscht
      • Yiddish: עלטסט (eltst)
  • Old Norse: ellztr