Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/albī

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

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *albʰih₂, derived from *albʰós (“white”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑl.βiː/

Noun

*albī f[1]

  1. river
    Synonyms: *ahwō, *fleutą, *flōduz, *rīþaz, *straumaz
  2. (as a proper noun) the river Elbe

Inflection

Declension of *albī (ī/jō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *albī *albijôz
vocative *albī *albijôz
accusative *albijǭ *albijōz
genitive *albijōz *albijǫ̂
dative *albijōi *albijōmaz
instrumental *albijō *albijōmiz

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *albī
    • Old English: Ælf
    • Old Dutch: *Elba, Elva
      • Middle Dutch: Elve
    • Old High German: Elba
  • Old Norse: elfr
  • → Latin: Albia, Albis
  • → Ancient Greek: Ἄλβις (Álbis)
  • → Proto-Slavic: *olba

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*albī-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 20
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*albiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 13
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