Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/alljan

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 *aljaną.

Noun

*alljan n^[1]

zeal

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*alljan
Genitive	*alljanas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*alljan	*alljanu
Accusative	*alljan	*alljanu
Genitive	*alljanas	*alljanō
Dative	*alljanē	*alljanum
Instrumental	*alljanu	*alljanum

Derived terms

*alljanōn

Related terms

*alljā
- Old Saxon: *ellia
  - Middle Low German: elle, nelle
- Old High German: ella
  - Middle High German: elle, ele
    - Bavarian: Ell
- ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *gaalljā
  - Old High German: giella, gella
    - Middle High German: gelle
      - Alemannic German: Gelle
      - Bavarian: Gelle
      - German: Gelle
      - ⇒ Middle High German: gellīn, gellin
        German: Gellin
*alljō
- Old High German: ello
- ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *gaalljō
  - Old High German: giello, gello
    - Middle High German: gelle
      - German: Gelle
    - ⇒ Old High German: giellolf

Descendants

Old English: ellen
- Middle English: ellen
  - English: ellen, elne
Old Saxon: ellian
- Middle Low German: ellen, ellent
Old High German: ellan, eillan, ellian
- Middle High German: ellen

References

^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52: “PWGmc *alʲlʲan”

[1] Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52: “PWGmc *alʲlʲan”

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