Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/albut

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 Proto-Germanic *albuts, from Proto-Indo-European *álbʰ-ud-s ~ *albʰ-ud-és, from *albʰós (“white”). Cognate with Old West Norse álpt (“swan”), Proto-Slavic *olbǫdь (“swan”).

Noun

*albut f

1. swan

   Synonym: *swan

2. allis shad

   Synonym: *alasā

Inflection

Consonant stem
	Singular
Nominative	*albut
Genitive	*albuti
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*albut	*albuti
Accusative	*albutu	*albuti
Genitive	*albuti	*albutō
Dative	*albuti	*albutum
Instrumental	*albuti	*albutum

Alternative reconstructions

• *albit

Derived terms

• *albuttjā, *albittjā
  • Old English: ielfete, ielfette, ilfete, ylfete (“swan”)
• *albutu, *albitu
  • Old English: ielfetu, ælbitu, ilfetu, ylfetu (“swan”)

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *albut, *elbit
  • Middle Low German: elft, ēlft, eelft (“shad”)
• Old Dutch: *alvit
  • Middle Dutch: elft (“shad”)
    • Dutch: elft (“shad”)
      • Afrikaans: elf, elwe (“shad”)
• Old High German: albiz, elbiz (“swan”)
  • Middle High German: elbiz, albiz, elbez, albez (“swan”)
    • German: Elfte (“shad”)
    • Alemannic German:

      Swabian: Elbsch (“swan”)