Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aldǭ

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

From Pre-Germanic *Holdʰō(n), variant formation of Proto-Indo-European *Holdʰu- (“trough, (dugout) canoe”). See also Old English ealdoþ (“trough”), Proto-Slavic *oldi (“boat”).

Noun

*aldǭ f[1]

  1. (North Germanic) trough, hollow (of a tree)

Inflection

Declension of *aldǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aldǭ *aldōniz
vocative *aldǭ *aldōniz
accusative *aldōnų *aldōnunz
genitive *aldōniz *aldōnǫ̂
dative *aldōni *aldōmaz
instrumental *aldōnē *aldōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *aldā
    • ⇒ Old English: ealdoþ, aldaht, aldot (“trough”)
    • Bavarian: Alden (“furrow”)
  • Proto-Norse:
    • Old Norse: alda
      • Icelandic: alda
      • Faroese: alda
      • Old Norse: olda (dialectal)
      • Swedish: ålle, ålla (dialectal)
      • Old Danish: aalde, olde
    • → Proto-Finnic: *alto (“wave”) (see there for further descendants)
  • →⇒ Proto-Finnic: *aldas (“trough”) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

  • Mallroy, James with Adams, D.Q. et. al. (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, →ISBN
  • Orel, Vladimir (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Boston: Brill Academic Publishers, →ISBN

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aldō(n)-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 21
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