Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aþulī

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 *aþulijaz. Equivalent to *aþal (“nobility, race”) +‎ *-ī (adjective suffix).

Adjective

*aþulī

  1. noble

Inflection

ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *aþulī
Genitive *aþulijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *aþulī *aþuliju *aþulī
Accusative *aþulijanā *aþulijā *aþulī
Genitive *aþulijas *aþulijeʀā *aþulijas
Dative *aþulijumē *aþulijeʀē *aþulijumē
Instrumental *aþuliju *aþulijeʀu *aþuliju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *aþulijē *aþulijō *aþuliju
Accusative *aþulijā *aþulijā *aþuliju
Genitive *aþulijeʀō *aþulijeʀō *aþulijeʀō
Dative *aþulijēm, *aþulijum *aþulijēm, *aþulijum *aþulijēm, *aþulijum
Instrumental *aþulijēm, *aþulijum *aþulijēm, *aþulijum *aþulijēm, *aþulijum

Alternative reconstructions

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: æþele, eþele
  • Old Frisian: ethele
    • Saterland Frisian: eedel
    • West Frisian: eal
  • Old Saxon: ethili
  • Old Dutch: ethele
    • Middle Dutch: ēdel
      • Dutch: edel
      • Limburgish: aedel
  • Old High German: edili

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “edel”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN: “wg. *aþl-ja-”
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