Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aliʀu

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 *alizō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis- (“alder”).

Noun

*aliʀu f

alder

Declension

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*aliʀu
Genitive	*aliʀā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*aliʀu	*aliʀō
Accusative	*aliʀā	*aliʀā
Genitive	*aliʀā	*aliʀō
Dative	*aliʀē	aliʀōm, aliʀum
Instrumental	*aliʀu	aliʀōm, aliʀum

Alternative reconstructions

*alisu, *aluʀu

Descendants

Old English: alor, aler
- Middle English: aldre, alder, aldur, aldyr, aleyre, aller, alre, althir; olr
  - English: alder
  - Scots: aller
Old Dutch: *alisa
- Middle Dutch: else
  - Dutch: els
Old High German: alar, erila, elira, *alisa, *elisa
- Middle High German: alze, els, eller, elre
  - German: Erle
→ Vulgar Latin: *alisa
- Old French: alie, allie, alis
  - Middle French: alie, alise
    - French: alise

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