Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/elunā

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

Borrowed from Medieval Latin enula, from Latin inula (“elecampane”), with sonorant metathesis under the influence of Medieval Latin helenium (“elecampane”) and native *aland (“elecampane”).

Noun

*elunā f

  1. elecampane

Declension

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *elunā
Genitive *elunōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *elunā *elunōn
Accusative *elunōn *elunōn
Genitive *elunōn *elunōnō
Dative *elunōn *elunōm, *elunum
Instrumental *elunōn *elunōm, *elunum

Descendants

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