Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aldr

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 *aldrą.

Noun

*aldr n

life
Synonyms: *ferh, *līb
lifetime, age
Synonyms: *aldadōm, *aldī

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*aldr
Genitive	*aldras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*aldr	*aldru
Accusative	*aldr	*aldru
Genitive	*aldras	*aldrō
Dative	*aldrē	*aldrum
Instrumental	*aldru	*aldrum

Descendants

Old English: ealdor, aldor, ealder
- Middle English: alder
- ⇒ Old English: ealdorman
  - Middle English: alderman, aldermon
    - English: alderman
Old Frisian: alder
- Saterland Frisian: Oaler
Old Saxon: aldar
- Middle Low German: alder, older, ōlder
  - German Low German: Oller, Öller
Old Dutch: alder
- Middle Dutch: ouder
  - Dutch: ouder
Old High German: altar
- Middle High German: alter
  - Alemannic German: Altar
  - Bavarian: Ålter, Oiter
  - German: Alter, Alda, Alla
    - → Luxembourgish: Alter
  - Yiddish: אַלטער (alter)