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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 *alþizô. Equivalent to *ald (“old”) + *-iʀō.
Adjective
*alþiʀō
- comparative degree of *ald (“old”): older
Inflection
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| Singular
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Masculine
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| Nominative
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*alþiʀō
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| Genitive
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*alþiʀini, *alþiʀan
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| Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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*alþiʀō
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*alþiʀā
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*alþiʀā
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| Accusative
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*alþiʀan
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*alþiʀōn
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*alþiʀā
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| Genitive
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*alþiʀini, *alþiʀan
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*alþiʀōn
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*alþiʀini, *alþiʀan
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| Dative
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*alþiʀini, *alþiʀan
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*alþiʀōn
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*alþiʀini, *alþiʀan
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| Instrumental
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*alþiʀini, *alþiʀan
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*alþiʀōn
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*alþiʀini, *alþiʀan
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| Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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*alþiʀan
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*alþiʀōn
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*alþiʀōn
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| Accusative
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*alþiʀan
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*alþiʀōn
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*alþiʀōn
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| Genitive
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*alþiʀanō
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*alþiʀōnō
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*alþiʀanō
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| Dative
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*alþiʀum
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*alþiʀōm, *alþiʀum
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*alþiʀum
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| Instrumental
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*alþiʀum
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*alþiʀōm, *alþiʀum
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*alþiʀum
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Descendants
- Old English: eldra, ieldra, yldra — West Saxon
- Old Frisian: aldera, eldera, alder, elder
- North Frisian: ääler, ialer
- West Frisian: âlder
- Old Saxon: aldiro
- Middle Low German: eldere, elder, alder, ȫldere
- German Low German: öller
- ⇒ Middle Low German: ȫlderen, olderen, oldern, oldren, alderen
- German Low German: Ollern
- Old High German: altiro
- Middle High German: elter
- Central Franconian: ääler, älder
- Cimbrian: éltor
- German: älter
- Luxembourgish: eeler
- Pennsylvania German: elder
- Yiddish: עלטער (elter)
- ⇒ Old High German: eltiron, altirōn pl
- Middle High German: eltern, altern