Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/algiz

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.

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis (“elk”), from *h₁el- (“deer”). Cognate with Vedic Sanskrit ऋश्य (ṛ́śya, “antelope”), Lithuanian elnias (“deer, stag, hart”), Russian оле́нь (olénʹ, “deer”), Russian лось (losʹ, “elk”), Ancient Greek ἔλαφος (élaphos, “deer”), Old Armenian եղն (ełn, “hind”).

*algiz m^[1]

1. elk
2. (Runic alphabet) name of the rune ᛉ (z)
3. Alcis (in the plural), a pair of divine brothers allegedly worshipped by the Naharvali according to Tacitus.

• *elhaz

• Old Norse: elgr m
  • Icelandic: elgur
  • Faroese: elgur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: elg; (dialectal) alg
  • Old Swedish: ælgher
    • Swedish: älg
  • Danish: elg, ⇒ elsdyr
    • Norwegian Bokmål: elg
• →? Ancient Greek: ἄλκη f (álkē)
  • Greek: άλκη (álki)
• →? Latin: alcēs f, alcē, alx (Medieval Latin)
  • Galician: alce
  • Italian: alce
  • Portuguese: alce
  • Spanish: alce
  • → English: alce
• → Latin: Alcis
  • → English: Alcis (learned)
• → English: Algiz (learned)