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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/alawaldô

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative forms
  • *alawaldaz

Etymology

From *ala- +‎ *waldô.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɑlɑ.ˈwɑldɔːː/

Noun

*alawaldô m[1]

  1. sovereign king

Inflection
masculine an-stemDeclension of *alawaldô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *alawaldô *alawaldaniz
vocative *alawaldô *alawaldaniz
accusative *alawaldanų *alawaldanunz
genitive *alawaldiniz *alawaldanǫ̂
dative *alawaldini *alawaldammaz
instrumental *alawaldinē *alawaldammiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *alawaldō
    • Old English: ealwealda, eallwealda
    • Old Saxon: alawaldo
    • Old High German: *alawalto
      • Middle High German: alawalte
  • Old Norse: alvaldr (<*alawaldaz)
    • Icelandic: alvaldur
    • Faroese: alvaldur

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ala-waldaz~ala-waldōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 13
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