Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aldiz

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑl.diz/

Etymology 1

From *alaną (“to grow”) +‎ *-þiz.[1]

Noun

*aldiz f[1]

  1. age, generation
  2. lifetime
Inflection
Declension of *aldiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aldiz *aldīz
vocative *aldi *aldīz
accusative *aldį *aldinz
genitive *aldīz *aldijǫ̂
dative *aldī *aldimaz
instrumental *aldī *aldimiz
Derived terms
  • *alþijaz
    • Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (alþeis)
  • *weraldiz
Descendants

Etymology 2

From *alaną +‎ *-þiz, of the same origin as the "age" sense of Etymology 1.

Noun

*aldiz m

  1. human being; person; man
Declension
Declension of *aldiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aldiz *aldīz
vocative *aldi *aldīz
accusative *aldį *aldinz
genitive *aldīz *aldijǫ̂
dative *aldī *aldimaz
instrumental *aldī *aldimiz
Derived terms
Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aldi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 20
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