Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/al

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alaz.

Noun

*al m

awl
Synonym: *ālu

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*al
Genitive	*alas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*al	alō, alōs
Accusative	*al	*alā
Genitive	*alas	*alō
Dative	*alē	*alum
Instrumental	*alu	*alum

Derived terms

*alasnu

Descendants

Old English: æl, eal
- Middle English: alle, al
  - English: awl
  - Scots: awl