Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/alinō

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 *Heh₃l-én-eh₂, from *Heh₃l- (“to bow, elbow”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē), Latin ulna, Welsh elin.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.li.nɔː/

Noun

*alinō f[1]

  1. elbow
  2. ell, cubit

Inflection

Declension of *alinō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *alinō *alinôz
vocative *alinō *alinôz
accusative *alinǭ *alinōz
genitive *alinōz *alinǫ̂
dative *alinōi *alinōmaz
instrumental *alinō *alinōmiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *alinu
    • Old English: eln
      • Middle English: elne, elle, ellen, eln, ellyn
        • English: ell
        • Scots: elne, ellne, eln, el, ell
    • Old Frisian: elne, ielne
    • Old Saxon: elina
      • Middle Low German: elne
        • German Low German: Ell
    • Old Dutch: *elina
    • Old High German: elina, elena, elna, elle
    • → Vulgar Latin: *alina (also possibly from Gothic)
  • Proto-Norse: *ᚨᛚᛁᚾᚢ (*alinu)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*alīnō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 22
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