Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/albi
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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. |
Proto-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *albiz.
Noun
[edit]*albi m[1]
Inflection
[edit]| i-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *albi | |
| Genitive | *albī | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *albi | *albī |
| Accusative | *albi | *albī |
| Genitive | *albī | *albijō |
| Dative | *albī | *albim, *albijum |
| Instrumental | *albī | *albim, *albijum |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: ielf, ælf, ylf
- Old Frisian: *alf, *elf
- West Frisian: alve
- Old Saxon: alf
- Middle Low German: alf
- Old Dutch: *alf
- Old High German: alb, alp
References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 231: “PWGmc *albi”