Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aþulī
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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 *aþulijaz. Equivalent to *aþal (“nobility, race”) + *-ī (adjective suffix).
Adjective
[edit]*aþulī
Inflection
[edit]| ja-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *aþulī | ||
| Genitive | *aþulijas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *aþulī | *aþuliju | *aþulī |
| Accusative | *aþulijanā | *aþulijā | *aþulī |
| Genitive | *aþulijas | *aþulijeʀā | *aþulijas |
| Dative | *aþulijumē | *aþulijeʀē | *aþulijumē |
| Instrumental | *aþuliju | *aþulijeʀu | *aþuliju |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *aþulijē | *aþulijō | *aþuliju |
| Accusative | *aþulijā | *aþulijā | *aþuliju |
| Genitive | *aþulijeʀō | *aþulijeʀō | *aþulijeʀō |
| Dative | *aþulijēm, *aþulijum | *aþulijēm, *aþulijum | *aþulijēm, *aþulijum |
| Instrumental | *aþulijēm, *aþulijum | *aþulijēm, *aþulijum | *aþulijēm, *aþulijum |
Alternative reconstructions
[edit]- *aþlī[1]
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: æþele, eþele
- Old Frisian: ethele
- Old Saxon: ethili
- Old Dutch: ethele
- Old High German: edili
References
[edit]- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “edel”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN: “wg. *aþl-ja-”