Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainakulaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Alternative forms

  • *ainakilaz (North Germanic)

Etymology

From *ainaz +‎ *-kulaz, the second element being of uncertain origin. Compare Proto-Germanic *ainahaz.

Adjective

*ainakulaz

  1. occurring alone or as one; sole; single

Inflection

Declension of *ainakulaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ainakulaz *ainakulō *ainakulą, *-at(ō) *ainakulai *ainakulôz *ainakulō
accusative *ainakulanǭ *ainakulǭ *ainakulą, *-at(ō) *ainakulanz *ainakulōz *ainakulō
genitive *ainakulas, *ainakulis *ainakulaizōz *ainakulas, *ainakulis *ainakulaizǫ̂ *ainakulaizǫ̂ *ainakulaizǫ̂
dative *ainakulammai *ainakulaizōi *ainakulammai *ainakulaimaz *ainakulaimaz *ainakulaimaz
instrumental *ainakulanō *ainakulaizō *ainakulanō *ainakulaimiz *ainakulaimiz *ainakulaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ainakulô *ainakulǭ *ainakulô *ainakulaniz *ainakulōniz *ainakulōnō
accusative *ainakulanų *ainakulōnų *ainakulô *ainakulanunz *ainakulōnunz *ainakulōnō
genitive *ainakuliniz *ainakulōniz *ainakuliniz *ainakulanǫ̂ *ainakulōnǫ̂ *ainakulanǫ̂
dative *ainakulini *ainakulōni *ainakulini *ainakulammaz *ainakulōmaz *ainakulammaz
instrumental *ainakulinē *ainakulōnē *ainakulinē *ainakulammiz *ainakulōmiz *ainakulammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ainakul
    • Old Frisian: *ānkel, *ēnkel
      • Saterland Frisian: oankeld
      • West Frisian: inkel
    • Old Saxon: *ēnkal
    • Old Dutch: *einkal, *ēnkal
  • Old Norse: ekkill (widower), (?) Ekkill (name of a sea king) (< *ainakilaz)
    • Icelandic: ekill
    • Old Swedish: ænkil
    • Old Swedish: änklinger
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls) (< *ainaklaz)