Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aldiz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.diz/

Etymology 1

From *alaną +‎ *-þiz.

Noun

*aldiz f [1]

age, generation
lifetime

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *aldiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*aldiz	*aldīz
vocative	*aldi	*aldīz
accusative	*aldį	*aldinz
genitive	*aldīz	*aldijǫ̂
dative	*aldī	*aldimaz
instrumental	*aldī	*aldimiz

Derived terms

*weraldiz

Descendants

Old Norse: ǫld
- Icelandic: öld
- Faroese: øld
- Danish: old (archaic)
Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍃 (alds)

Etymology 2

From *alaną +‎ *-þiz.

Noun

*aldiz m

human being; person; man

Declension

i-stemDeclension of *aldiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*aldiz	*aldīz
vocative	*aldi	*aldīz
accusative	*aldį	*aldinz
genitive	*aldīz	*aldijǫ̂
dative	*aldī	*aldimaz
instrumental	*aldī	*aldimiz

Related terms

*alaną

Descendants

Old English: ælde, ielde, ylde (plural)
Old Saxon: aldi, eldi
- ⇒ Old Saxon: eldibarn
Lombardic: *aldi
- → Late Latin: aldius
  - Italian: aldio

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*aldi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 20

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[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*aldi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 20