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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ēlō.
Noun
*ālu f
- awl
- Synonyms: *al, *alasnu
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*ālu
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| Genitive
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*ālā
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*ālu
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*ālō
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| Accusative
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*ālā
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*ālā
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| Genitive
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*ālā
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*ālō
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| Dative
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*ālē
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*ālōm, *ālum
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| Instrumental
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*ālu
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*ālōm, *ālum
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Descendants
- >? Old English: āl, ǣl
- Old Frisian: *âl, *ēl
- Old Saxon: *āla
- Old Dutch: *āla
- Middle Dutch: *âle, *ael
- Dutch: aal (possibly borrowed)
- Old High German: āla