Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aland

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

Possibly from *alandī (“nourishing, healing”), present participle of *alan (“to nourish”).[1]

Noun

*aland m

  1. elecampane
    Synonym: *elunā

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *aland
Genitive *alandas
Singular Plural
Nominative *aland *alandō, *alandōs
Accusative *aland *alandā
Genitive *alandas *alandō
Dative *alandē *alandum
Instrumental *alandu *alandum

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: aland, alund
  • Old Dutch: *aland
  • Old High German: alant
    • Middle High German: alant
      • German: Alant
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: alantwurz
        • German: Alantwurz

References

  1. ^ Holthausen, Ferdinand (1954) “alund”, in Altsächsisches Wörterbuch‎[1] (in German), Cologne: Böhlau Verlag, page 2
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