Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiʀulīk

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *aiʀu +‎ *-līk.

Adjective

*aiʀulīk

1. honourable
2. honest

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*aiʀulīk
Genitive	*aiʀulīkas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*aiʀulīk	*aiʀulīku	*aiʀulīk
Accusative	*aiʀulīkanā	*aiʀulīkā	*aiʀulīk
Genitive	*aiʀulīkas	*aiʀulīkeʀā	*aiʀulīkas
Dative	*aiʀulīkumē	*aiʀulīkeʀē	*aiʀulīkumē
Instrumental	*aiʀulīku	*aiʀulīkeʀu	*aiʀulīku
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*aiʀulīkē	*aiʀulīkō	*aiʀulīku
Accusative	*aiʀulīkā	*aiʀulīkā	*aiʀulīku
Genitive	*aiʀulīkeʀō	*aiʀulīkeʀō	*aiʀulīkeʀō
Dative	*aiʀulīkēm, *aiʀulīkum	*aiʀulīkēm, *aiʀulīkum	*aiʀulīkēm, *aiʀulīkum
Instrumental	*aiʀulīkēm, *aiʀulīkum	*aiʀulīkēm, *aiʀulīkum	*aiʀulīkēm, *aiʀulīkum

Descendants

• Old English: ārlīċ
• Old Frisian: ērlik
• Old Saxon: *ērlīk
  • Middle Low German: êrlik
    • Low German: ehrlik
    • → Danish: ærlig
    • → Swedish: ärlig
• Old Dutch: ērlīc
  • Middle Dutch: êerlijc
    • Dutch: eerlijk
    • Limburgish: ieërlik
• Old High German: ērlīh
  • Middle High German: ērlich
    • German: ehrlich
    • Luxembourgish: éierlech