Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Aþalagaizaz

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

From *aþalaz (“noble”) +‎ *gaizaz (“spear”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.θɑ.lɑ.ˌɣɑi̯.zɑz/

Proper noun

*Aþalagaizaz m

a male given name

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *Aþalagaizaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Aþalagaizaz
vocative	*Aþalagaiz
accusative	*Aþalagaizą
genitive	Aþalagaizas, Aþalagaizis
dative	*Aþalagaizai
instrumental	*Aþalagaizō

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *Aþalagaiʀ
- Old English: Æþelgār
  - English: Elgar (or from Old English: Ælfgār)
- Old High German: Adalgēr
  - Middle High German: Adelgēr
    - German: Adelger
Old Norse: Aðalgeirr
- Icelandic: Aðalgeir
- Faroese: Aðalgeir