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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Presumably from Proto-Germanic *hulandraz, from *hulô ~ *hullaz + *-traz (tree suffix), ultimately of unknown origin. Cognate with Danish hyld, Swedish hyll (“elder tree, elderberry”).
Noun
*holantr m
- elder tree
- Synonym: *fleuþr
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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*holantr
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| Genitive
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*holantras
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*holantr
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*holantrō, *holantrōs
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*holantr
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*holantrā
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| Genitive
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*holantras
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*holantrō
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| Dative
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*holantrē
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*holantrum
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| Instrumental
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*holantru
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*holantrum
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Descendants
- >? Old English: ellen
- Old Saxon: holondar
- Middle Low German: holunder, holder, holler, holdern, holderen, hollander, hollender, holender, holander, holendor, holendore, holendoren
- German Low German: Holunder, Holunner, Holler, Hollunner, Allhorn, Allhäuern
- Old Dutch: *holuntara
- Middle Dutch: holendere, holentere
- Old High German: holuntar m, holuntra, holara, holre f
- Middle High German: holunter, holunder, holer