Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/egalaz

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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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis.

Noun

*egalaz m

  1. leech

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *egalaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *egalaz *egalōz, *egalōs
vocative *egal *egalōz, *egalōs
accusative *egalą *egalanz
genitive *egalas, *egalis *egalǫ̂
dative *egalai *egalamaz
instrumental *egalō *egalamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *egalu f
  • Old Norse: *iglr
    • Icelandic: igla
    • Faroese: igli, igil
    • Norwegian Bokmål: igle
    • Swedish: igel
    • Danish: igler (plural)
    • Old Norman *igle > Norman Igle-, Ingle-, Ingre- (pond name element)