Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aldǭ

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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

From Pre-Germanic *Holdʰō(n), variant formation of Proto-Indo-European *Holdʰu- (“trough, (dugout) canoe”). See also Old English ealdoþ (“trough”), Proto-Slavic *oldi (“boat”).

Noun

*aldǭ f[1]

  1. (North Germanic) trough, hollow (of a tree)

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *aldǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aldǭ *aldōniz
vocative *aldǭ *aldōniz
accusative *aldōnų *aldōnunz
genitive *aldōniz *aldōnǫ̂
dative *aldōni *aldōmaz
instrumental *aldōnē *aldōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *aldā
  • Proto-Norse:
    • Old Norse: alda
    • → Proto-Finnic: *alto (“wave”) (see there for further descendants)
  • →⇒ Proto-Finnic: *aldas (“trough”) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

  • Mallroy, James with Adams, D.Q. et. al. (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, →ISBN
  • Orel, Vladimir (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Boston: Brill Academic Publishers, →ISBN

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*aldō(n)-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 21
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