Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/elhaz
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis (“elk”), from *h₁el- (“deer”). Cognate with Vedic Sanskrit ऋश्य (ṛ́śya, “antelope”), Lithuanian elnias (“deer, stag, hart”), Russian оле́нь (olénʹ, “deer”), Russian лось (losʹ, “elk”), Ancient Greek ἔλαφος (élaphos, “deer”), Old Armenian եղն (ełn, “hind”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*elhaz m
Inflection
[edit]| masculine a-stemDeclension of *elhaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *elhaz | *elhōz, *elhōs | |
| vocative | *elh | *elhōz, *elhōs | |
| accusative | *elhą | *elhanz | |
| genitive | *elhas, *elhis | *elhǫ̂ | |
| dative | *elhai | *elhamaz | |
| instrumental | *elhō | *elhamiz | |
Alternative forms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]The form elen(t) may be from Old Lithuanian, though formally nothing speaks against inheritance.