Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/alasnō

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

• *alisnō

Etymology

From *alaz +‎ *-snō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.lɑs.nɔː/

Noun

*alasnō f

1. awl

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *alasnō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*alasnō	*alasnôz
vocative	*alasnō	*alasnôz
accusative	*alasnǭ	*alasnōz
genitive	*alasnōz	*alasnǫ̂
dative	*alasnōi	*alasnōmaz
instrumental	*alasnō	*alasnōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *alasnu, *alisnu, *alisnu
  • Old Saxon: *alansa
    • Middle Low German: alse, elase, elasene
  • Old Dutch: *alsina
    • Middle Dutch: elsne, elsene, elsen, alsene
      • Dutch: els, (dialectal) elase
      • → Middle English: elsen, elsyn, elson, alsene
        • English: elsin, elsen (dialectal, UK)
        • Scots: elsin, elsing, elson
  • Old High German: alansa, alesna
    • Middle High German: *alesne, *elnse
      • German: Alesne, Alse, Else (dialectal, Swiss German)
  • → Vulgar Latin: *alisna, *lexina (see there for further descendants)
• Gothic: *𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌰 (*alisna) (unattested; possibly loaned into Romance)