Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aldǭ

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

Possibly cognate with Proto-Slavic *oldi (“boat”), Lithuanian eldijà (“hollowed out tree trunk; canoe”), pointing to Proto-Indo-European *Holdʰ-eh₂, *h₂eldʰ-eh₂, though ultimately of unknown origin. Semantically, compare Proto-Germanic *trugaz (“trough”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree, wood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.dɔ̃ː/
• Rhymes: -ɑl.dɔ̃ː

Noun

*aldǭ f

1. hollow (of a tree)
2. trough

Inflection

Declension 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
  • Old English: *ealde
    • ⇒ Old English: ealdoþ, aldaht, aldot (“trough”)
  • Old High German:
    • Middle High German:
      • Bavarian: Alden (“furrow”)
• Proto-Norse:
  • Old Norse: alda
    • Faroese: alda (“wave”)
    • Icelandic: alda (“wave”)
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: olda, olla (“trough, tray”)
    • Old Danish: aalde, olde
      • Danish: olde, olden (“trough, tray”)
      • Swedish: (dialectal) olla, ålla, ålle (“hollowed part, big box, trough, tray”)
  • → Proto-Finnic: *alto (“wave”) (see there for further descendants)
• →⇒ Proto-Finnic: *aldas (“trough”) (see there for further descendants)