Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/alþį̄

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

Alternative forms

• *aldį̄

Etymology

From *aldaz +‎ *-į̄.

Noun

*alþį̄ f

1. oldness, eld
2. period of life or time, age
3. olden times, yore

Inflection

īn-stemDeclension of *alþį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*alþį̄	*alþīniz
vocative	*alþį̄	*alþīniz
accusative	*alþīnų	*alþīnunz
genitive	*alþīniz	*alþīnǫ̂
dative	*alþīni	*alþīmaz
instrumental	*alþīnē	*alþīmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *aldī
  • Old English: ieldu, yldo
    • Middle English: elde
      • Scots: eild, eeld
      • English: eld
  • Old Frisian: elde
    • North Frisian: jelde
    • West Frisian: jeld
  • Old Saxon: eldī
    • Middle Low German: olde
  • Old Dutch: aldi, eldi
    • Middle Dutch: oude, elde
      • Dutch: oude
      • West Flemish: elde
  • Old High German: altī, eltī
    • Middle High German: elte
      • German: Älte (dialectal)
• Old Norse: elli
  • Icelandic: elli
  • Faroese: elli
  • Old Swedish: ælle
  • Danish: ælde
    • → Norwegian: elde, elda