Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/āl

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ēlaz.

Noun

*āl m

eel

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*āl
Genitive	*ālas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*āl	ālō, ālōs
Accusative	*āl	*ālā
Genitive	*ālas	*ālō
Dative	*ālē	*ālum
Instrumental	*ālu	*ālum

Descendants

Old English: ǣl
- Middle English: el, eel, ele, hele, iel, yele
  - English: eel
  - Scots: eel
  - Yola: eale
Old Frisian: ēl
- Saterland Frisian: Äil
- West Frisian: iel
Old Saxon: āl
- Middle Low German: âl, êl
  - German Low German: Aal
Old Dutch: *āl, ael (in placenames)
- Middle Dutch: ael
  - Dutch: aal
    - Afrikaans: aal
Old High German: āl
- Middle High German: āl
  - Central Franconian:
    Hunsrik: Ool
    
    Luxembourgish: Éil
  - German: Aal
  - Rhine Franconian: Ool (West Palatine)