Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/āl

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ēlaz.

Noun

*āl m

  1. eel

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *āl
Genitive *ālas
Singular Plural
Nominative *āl *ālō, *ālōs
Accusative *āl *ālā
Genitive *ālas *ālō
Dative *ālē *ālum
Instrumental *ālu *ālum

Descendants

  • Old English: ǣl
    • Middle English: el, eel, ele, hele, iel, yele
      • English: eel
      • Scots: eel
      • Yola: eale
  • Old Frisian: ēl
    • Saterland Frisian: Äil
    • West Frisian: iel
  • Old Saxon: āl
    • Middle Low German: âl, êl
      • German Low German: Aal
  • Old Dutch: āl, ael (in placenames)
  • Old High German: āl
    • Middle High German: āl
      • Central Franconian:
        Hunsrik: Ool
        Luxembourgish: Éil
      • German: Aal
      • Rhine Franconian: Ool (West Palatine)
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