Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/erlaz

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/erlaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈer.lɑz/

Noun

*erlaz m

1. man, nobleman

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *erlaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*erlaz	*erlōz, *erlōs
vocative	*erl	*erlōz, *erlōs
accusative	*erlą	*erlanz
genitive	*erlas, *irlis	*erlǫ̂
dative	*irlai	*erlamaz
instrumental	*erlō	*erlamiz

Descendants

• Old English: eorl
  • Middle English: erle, eorl, erl, yerl, ȝerle, ȝierl, eryl, eerl, ærl
    • English: earl
    • Scots: yerl, yarl
• Old Frisian: erl
• Old Saxon: erl
• Old High German: erl
• Norse: ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaz)
  • Old Norse: jarl
    • Old Danish: ierl
    • → Danish: jarl (reborrowed)
    • → English: jarl
    • Faroese: jallur
    • → Finnish: jaarli
    • Icelandic: jarl
    • Norwegian: jarl
    • Old Swedish: iarl, iærl
      • Swedish: järl
    • → Swedish: jarl (reborrowed)