Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/alu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *alu.

    Noun

    *alu n

    1. beer, ale
      Synonym: *beuʀ

    Inflection

    Consonant stem
    Singular
    Nominative *alu
    Genitive *aluþi
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *alu *aluþi
    Accusative *alu *aluþi
    Genitive *aluþi *aluþō
    Dative *aluþi *aluþum
    Instrumental *aluþi *aluþum

    Descendants

    • Old English: ealu, alu, ealo, eala, eal- — in compounds, ealaþ, ealoþ, alaþ, alþ, aloþ, eoloþ, alþes — rare, genitive singular
      • Middle English: ale, ail
        • English: ale
        • Geordie: yel
        • Scots: yill, ale, aill, ayll
        • ⇒ Yola: aalhouse
      • ⇒ Old English: brȳdealu, brȳdealo
    • Old Saxon: *alu, *alo
      • ⇒ Old Saxon: alufat, alofat
    • Old Dutch: *alu, *alo
      • Middle Dutch: āle
        • Dutch: aal
        • ⇒ Middle Dutch: godale, goedale
          • → Old French: godale
            • Middle French: goudale, godaille
              • French: godaille
    • Old High German: *alu, elo
      • ⇒? Middle High German: alschaf (“drinkware”)
      • ⇒ Old High German: *alufaz
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