Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ālu

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 *ēlō.

Noun

*ālu f

1. awl

   Synonyms: *al, *alasnu

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*ālu
Genitive	*ālā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ālu	*ālō
Accusative	*ālā	*ālā
Genitive	*ālā	*ālō
Dative	*ālē	*ālōm, *ālum
Instrumental	*ālu	*ālōm, *ālum

Descendants

• >? Old English: āl, ǣl
• Old Frisian: *âl, *ēl
  • Saterland Frisian: Äil
• Old Saxon: *āla
  • Middle Low German: âl
    • Low German: Ahl
• Old Dutch: *āla
  • Middle Dutch: *âle, *ael
    • Dutch: aal (possibly borrowed)
• Old High German: āla
  • Middle High German: āle
    • Cimbrian: aala
    • German: Ahle