Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aliþiudīg
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *aliþeudu + *-g. For the first element, see *alljas (“otherwise, else”).[1][2]
Adjective
[edit]*aliþiudīg
Inflection
[edit]| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *aliþiudīg | ||
| Genitive | *aliþiudīgas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *aliþiudīg | *aliþiudīgu | *aliþiudīg |
| Accusative | *aliþiudīganā | *aliþiudīgā | *aliþiudīg |
| Genitive | *aliþiudīgas | *aliþiudīgeʀā | *aliþiudīgas |
| Dative | *aliþiudīgumē | *aliþiudīgeʀē | *aliþiudīgumē |
| Instrumental | *aliþiudīgu | *aliþiudīgeʀu | *aliþiudīgu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *aliþiudīgē | *aliþiudīgō | *aliþiudīgu |
| Accusative | *aliþiudīgā | *aliþiudīgā | *aliþiudīgu |
| Genitive | *aliþiudīgeʀō | *aliþiudīgeʀō | *aliþiudīgeʀō |
| Dative | *aliþiudīgēm, *aliþiudīgum | *aliþiudīgēm, *aliþiudīgum | *aliþiudīgēm, *aliþiudīgum |
| Instrumental | *aliþiudīgēm, *aliþiudīgum | *aliþiudīgēm, *aliþiudīgum | *aliþiudīgēm, *aliþiudīgum |
Alternative reconstructions
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: elþīediġ, elþēodiġ
- Old Saxon: elithiodig
- Old High German: elidiutīg, elidiotīg
References
[edit]- ^ “else”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- ^ Ayto, J. (2009). Word Origins. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing