Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/alizō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Alternative forms

*alisō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis- (“alder”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.li.zɔː/

Noun

*alizō f [1]

alder

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *alizō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*alizō	*alizôz
vocative	*alizō	*alizôz
accusative	*alizǭ	*alizōz
genitive	*alizōz	*alizǫ̂
dative	*alizōi	*alizōmaz
instrumental	*alizō	*alizōmiz

Descendants

Old English: alor, aler
- Middle English: aller, alre, aldre, alder
  - English: alder
Frankish: *alisa
- Old Dutch: *alisa
  - Middle Dutch: else
    - Dutch: els
- Old French: alie, allie, alis
  - Middle French: alie, alise
    - French: alise
Old High German: alar, erila, elira, *alisa, *elisa
- Middle High German: alze, els, eller, elre
  - German: Erle
Old Norse: ǫlr, alr
- Icelandic: elri
- Norwegian: or, older
- Danish: el

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*alis/z-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 22

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[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*alis/z-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 22