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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/alþiʀō

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

From Proto-Germanic *alþizô. Equivalent to *ald (old) + *-iʀō.

Adjective

*alþiʀō

  1. comparative degree of *ald (old): older

Inflection

n-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *alþiʀō
Genitive *alþiʀini, *alþiʀan
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *alþiʀō *alþiʀā *alþiʀā
Accusative *alþiʀan *alþiʀōn *alþiʀā
Genitive *alþiʀini, *alþiʀan *alþiʀōn *alþiʀini, *alþiʀan
Dative *alþiʀini, *alþiʀan *alþiʀōn *alþiʀini, *alþiʀan
Instrumental *alþiʀini, *alþiʀan *alþiʀōn *alþiʀini, *alþiʀan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *alþiʀan *alþiʀōn *alþiʀōn
Accusative *alþiʀan *alþiʀōn *alþiʀōn
Genitive *alþiʀanō *alþiʀōnō *alþiʀanō
Dative *alþiʀum *alþiʀōm, *alþiʀum *alþiʀum
Instrumental *alþiʀum *alþiʀōm, *alþiʀum *alþiʀum

Descendants

  • Old English: eldra, ieldra, yldra
    • Middle English: eldre
  • Old Frisian: aldera, eldera, alder, elder
    • North Frisian: ääler, ialer
    • West Frisian: âlder
  • Old Saxon: aldiro
    • Middle Low German: eldere, elder, alder, ȫldere
      • German Low German: öller
      • Middle Low German: ȫlderen, olderen, oldern, oldren, alderen
        • German Low German: Ollern
  • Old High German: altiro
    • Middle High German: elter
    • Old High German: eltiron, altirōn pl
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