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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aldr
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aldrą.
Noun
*aldr n
- life
- lifetime, age
Inflection
Neuter a-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *aldr | |
Genitive | *aldras | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *aldr | *aldru |
Accusative | *aldr | *aldru |
Genitive | *aldras | *aldrō |
Dative | *aldrē | *aldrum |
Instrumental | *aldru | *aldrum |
Descendants
- Old English: ealdor
- Middle English: alder
- ⇒ Old English: ealdorman
- Middle English: alderman, aldermon
- English: alderman
- Middle English: alderman, aldermon
- Old Frisian: alder
- Saterland Frisian: Oaler
- Old Saxon: aldar
- Middle Low German: alder, older, ōlder
- German Low German: Oller
- Middle Low German: alder, older, ōlder
- Old Dutch: alder
- Middle Dutch: ouder
- Old High German: altar
- Middle High German: alter
- Alemannic German: Altar
- Bavarian: Oida
- German: Alter
- → Luxembourgish: Alter
- Yiddish: אַלטער (alter)
- Middle High German: alter