Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/alu

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 *alu.

Noun

*alu n

  1. beer, ale
    Synonym: *beuʀ

Inflection

Consonant stem
Singular
Nominative *alu
Genitive *aluþi
Singular Plural
Nominative *alu *aluþi
Accusative *alu *aluþi
Genitive *aluþi *aluþō
Dative *aluþi *aluþum
Instrumental *aluþi *aluþum

Descendants

  • Old English: ealu, alu, ealo, eala, eal- — in compounds, ealaþ, ealoþ, alaþ, alþ, aloþ, eoloþ, alþes — rare, genitive singular
    • Middle English: ale, ail
      • English: ale
      • Geordie English: yel
      • Scots: yill, ale, aill, ayll
      • ⇒ Yola: aalhouse
  • Old Saxon: *alu, *alo
    • ⇒ Old Saxon: alufat, alofat
  • Old Dutch: *alu, *alo
    • Middle Dutch: āle
      • Dutch: aal
      • ⇒ Middle Dutch: godale, goedale
        • → Old French: godale
          • Middle French: goudale, godaille
            • French: godaille
  • Old High German: *alu, elo
    • ⇒? Middle High German: alschaf (“drinkware”)
    • ⇒ Old High German: *alufaz
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