Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aþulijaz

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This Proto-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-Germanic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From *aþalą (nobility; kin, lineage) +‎ *-jaz.[2][4]

Adjective

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*aþulijaz[4]

  1. (West Germanic) noble
    Synonym: *aþalaz

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Adel”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*aþal(j)a-”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 27
  3. 3.0 3.1 Boutkan, Dirk, Siebinga, Sjoerd (2005) “ethele”, in Old Frisian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 1), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 96
  4. 4.0 4.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*aþulja-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 40:adj. ‘noble’