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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aþal

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aþalą.

Noun

*aþal n

  1. nobility
  2. race

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *aþal
Genitive *aþalas
Singular Plural
Nominative *aþal *aþalu
Accusative *aþal *aþalu
Genitive *aþalas *aþalō
Dative *aþalē *aþalum
Instrumental *aþalu *aþalum

Descendants

  • Old English: æþele
  • Old Frisian: *athel, *ethel
  • Old Saxon: *athal
  • Old Dutch: *athal
  • Old High German: adal

References

  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline (2010) “adel”, in Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide] (in Dutch), The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 172
  2. van der Sijs, Nicoline (2010) “adel”, in Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide] (in Dutch), The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 172
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