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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/algiz
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis (“elk”), from *h₁el- (“deer”). Cognate with Vedic Sanskrit ऋश्य (ṛ́śya, “antelope”), Lithuanian elnias (“deer, stag, hart”), Russian оле́нь (olénʹ, “deer”), Russian лось (losʹ, “elk”), Ancient Greek ἔλαφος (élaphos, “deer”), Old Armenian եղն (ełn, “hind”).
Inflection
| i-stemDeclension of *algiz (i-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *algiz | *algīz | |
| vocative | *algi | *algīz | |
| accusative | *algį | *alginz | |
| genitive | *algīz | *algijǫ̂ | |
| dative | *algī | *algimaz | |
| instrumental | *algī | *algimiz | |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*algi- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 21
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