Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēlō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ólos or *ēl- (“awl, prong”). Cognate with Sanskrit आरा (ā́rā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛː.lɔː/

Noun

*ēlō f

awl

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *ēlō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ēlō	*ēlôz
vocative	*ēlō	*ēlôz
accusative	*ēlǭ	*ēlōz
genitive	*ēlōz	*ēlǫ̂
dative	*ēlōi	*ēlōmaz
instrumental	*ēlō	*ēlōmiz

Related terms

*alaz
*alusnō
*ēlaz

Descendants

Old English: ǣl, eal
- Middle English: alle, al
  - English: awl
  - Scots: awl
Old Saxon: *āla
- Middle Low German: âl
  - Low German: Ahl
Old Dutch: *āla
- Middle Dutch: ael
  - Dutch: aal
Old High German: āla
- Middle Low German: āle
  - Cimbrian: aala
  - German: Ahle