Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aldǭ

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

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *Holdʰō(n), variant formation of Proto-Indo-European *Holdʰu- (“trough, (dugout) canoe”). See also Old English ealdoþ (“trough”), Proto-Slavic *oldi (“boat”).

Noun

*aldǭ f

1. (North Germanic) trough, hollow (of a tree)

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *aldǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*aldǭ	*aldōniz
vocative	*aldǭ	*aldōniz
accusative	*aldōnų	*aldōnunz
genitive	*aldōniz	*aldōnǫ̂
dative	*aldōni	*aldōmaz
instrumental	*aldōnē	*aldōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *aldā
  • ⇒ Old English: ealdoþ, aldaht, aldot (“trough”)
  • Bavarian: Alden (“furrow”)
• Proto-Norse:
  • Old Norse: alda
    • Icelandic: alda
    • Faroese: alda
    • Old Norse: olda (dialectal)
    • Swedish: ålle, ålla (dialectal)
    • Old Danish: aalde, olde
  • → Proto-Finnic: *alto (“wave”) (see there for further descendants)
• →⇒ Proto-Finnic: *aldas (“trough”) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Mallroy, James with Adams, D.Q. et. al. (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, →ISBN
• Orel, Vladimir (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Boston: Brill Academic Publishers, →ISBN