Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aþuling

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 *aþulingaz. Equivalent to *aþuli +‎ *-ing.

Noun

*aþuling m

  1. prince, nobleman

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *aþuling
Genitive *aþulingas
Singular Plural
Nominative *aþuling *aþulingō, *aþulingōs
Accusative *aþuling *aþulingā
Genitive *aþulingas *aþulingō
Dative *aþulingē *aþulingum
Instrumental *aþulingu *aþulingum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *aþulīng

Descendants

  • Old English: æþeling, æðeling (edh spelling), eþeling (Mercian)
    • Middle English: atheling
    • →? Middle Welsh: edling, edlyg, etling (or from Middle English)
  • Old Frisian: etheling, edling
  • Old Saxon: ethiling
  • Old Dutch: etheling
    • Middle Dutch: ēdelinc
      • Dutch: edeling
  • Old High German: adaling
  • → Latin: adelingus, adalingus
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