Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aldrą

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-dʰr-o-m or *h₂el-tr-ó-m, an instrumental formation from *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.drɑ̃/

Noun

*aldrą n

1. life
2. lifetime, age

   Synonym: *aldiz

   Synonym: *aldraz

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *aldrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*aldrą	*aldrō
vocative	*aldrą	*aldrō
accusative	*aldrą	*aldrō
genitive	*aldras, *aldris	*aldrǫ̂
dative	*aldrai	*aldramaz
instrumental	*aldrō	*aldramiz

Related terms

• *alaną
• *aldaz
• *aldiz
• *aljaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *aldr
  • Old English: ealdor, aldor, ealder
    • Middle English: alder
    • ⇒ Old English: ealdorman
      • Middle English: alderman, aldermon
        • English: alderman
  • Old Frisian: alder
    • Saterland Frisian: Oaler
  • Old Saxon: aldar
    • Middle Low German: alder, older, ōlder
      • German Low German: Oller, Öller
  • Old Dutch: alder
    • Middle Dutch: ouder
      • Dutch: ouder
  • Old High German: altar
    • Middle High German: alter
      • Alemannic German: Altar
      • Bavarian: Ålter, Oiter
      • German: Alter, Alda, Alla
        • → Luxembourgish: Alter
      • Yiddish: אַלטער (alter)
• Old Norse: aldr m
  • Icelandic: aldur
  • Faroese: aldur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: alder
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: alder
  • Old Swedish: alder
    • Swedish: ålder
  • Danish: alder
• ⇒ Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍃 (framaldrs)