Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aþalą

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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

Etymology

Unknown; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *at-al (family, race), from *h₂et- (beyond, over) +‎ *h₂el- (to nourish, grow)[1].[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

*aþalą n[2][3]

  1. nature, disposition
  2. nobility, race

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *aþalą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aþalą *aþalō
vocative *aþalą *aþalō
accusative *aþalą *aþalō
genitive *aþalas, *aþalis *aþalǫ̂
dative *aþalai *aþalamaz
instrumental *aþalō *aþalamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

Most of these descendants are now masculine for unknown reasons. However, Old High German and Old Norse show that it was once neuter.

References

  1. ^ O. Szemerényi (1952) “The Etymology of German Adel.”, in Word, volume 8, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 42—50.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Adel”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aþala-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 40
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 van der Sijs, Nicoline (2010) “adel”, in Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎ (in Dutch), The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 172
  5. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline (2010) “adel”, in Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎ (in Dutch), The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 172