Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/alljan

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *aljaną.

Noun[edit]

*alljan n[1]

  1. zeal

Inflection[edit]

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *alljan
Genitive *alljanas
Singular Plural
Nominative *alljan *alljanu
Accusative *alljan *alljanu
Genitive *alljanas *alljanō
Dative *alljanē *alljanum
Instrumental *alljanu *alljanum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: ellen
  • Old Saxon: ellian
  • Old High German: ellan
    • Middle High German: ellen

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52:PWGmc *alʲlʲan