Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/elpandadeuʀ

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 *elpand (“elephant; ivory”) +‎ *deuʀ (“animal”).

Noun

*elpandadeuʀ n

elephant
Synonym: *elpand

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*elpandadeuʀ
Genitive	*elpandadeuʀas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*elpandadeuʀ	*elpandadeuʀu
Accusative	*elpandadeuʀ	*elpandadeuʀu
Genitive	*elpandadeuʀas	*elpandadeuʀō
Dative	*elpandadeuʀē	*elpandadeuʀum
Instrumental	*elpandadeuʀu	*elpandadeuʀum

Descendants

Old Saxon: *elpandior
- Middle Low German: elpendēr
Old Dutch: *elpandier
- Middle Dutch: elpendier
  - Dutch: elpendier