Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ail

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 *ailą.

Noun

*ail n

  1. (Anglo-Frisian) fire
    Synonyms: *ailid, *fuir

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *ail
Genitive *ailas
Singular Plural
Nominative *ail *ailu
Accusative *ail *ailu
Genitive *ailas *ailō
Dative *ailē *ailum
Instrumental *ailu *ailum

Descendants

  • Old English: āl