Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aþal

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 *aþalą.

Noun

*aþal n

nobility
race

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*aþal
Genitive	*aþalas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*aþal	*aþalu
Accusative	*aþal	*aþalu
Genitive	*aþalas	*aþalō
Dative	*aþalē	*aþalum
Instrumental	*aþalu	*aþalum

Descendants

Old Frisian: *athel, *ethel
- Saterland Frisian: Oadel
- West Frisian: adel
Old Saxon: *athal
- Middle Low German: adel, adele, addel
  - Low German: Adel
  - Westphalian:
    Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: iadel
  - → Norwegian: adel[1]
  - → Swedish: adel[1]
    - → Finnish: aateli[1]
Old Dutch: *athal
- Middle Dutch: adel
  - Dutch: adel
    - Afrikaans: adel
    - → Estonian: aadel[2]
    - → Javanese: adhel
    - → Papiamentu: adel
Old High German: adal, edil, athal, adhal
- German: edel, adlig, adelig

References

van der Sijs, Nicoline (2010), “adel”, in Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd (in Dutch), The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, page 172
van der Sijs, Nicoline (2010), “adel”, in Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd (in Dutch), The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, page 172

[van_der_Sijs-1] van der Sijs, Nicoline (2010), “adel”, in Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd (in Dutch), The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, page 172

[2] van der Sijs, Nicoline (2010), “adel”, in Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd (in Dutch), The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, page 172