Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aland

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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

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Etymology

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Possibly from *alandī (nourishing, healing), present participle of *alan (to nourish).[1]

Noun

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*aland m

  1. elecampane
    Synonym: *elunā

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *aland
Genitive *alandas
Singular Plural
Nominative *aland *alandō, *alandōs
Accusative *aland *alandā
Genitive *alandas *alandō
Dative *alandē *alandum
Instrumental *alandu *alandum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Holthausen, Ferdinand (1954) “alund”, in Altsächsisches Wörterbuch[1] (in German), Cologne: Böhlau Verlag, page 2