Reconstruction:Old Dutch/al

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *alhs. Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌷𐍃 (alhs) and Old English ealh.

Noun

*al m

1. house, farmstead
2. holy place

Inflection

Declension of *al (consonant stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*al	*al
accusative	*al	*al
genitive	*ales	*alo
dative	*ale	*alon

Derived terms

• Alburg
• *alestīda
• Aleym
• Alisti
• Alost
• *alrūda
• *altaka
• *niuwal

References

• “al (I)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz.

Noun

*āl m

1. eel

Inflection

Declension of *āl (masculine a-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*āl	*āla
accusative	*āl	*āla
genitive	*āles	*ālo
dative	*āle	*ālon

References

• “āl”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012