Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/alljan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aljaną.

Noun

*alljan n [1]

zeal

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*alljan	*alljanu
Accusative	*alljan	*alljanu
Genitive	*alljanas	*alljanō
Dative	*alljanē	*alljanum
Instrumental	*alljanu	*alljanum

Descendants

Old English: ellen
- Middle English: ellen
  - English: ellen, elne
Old Saxon: ellian
Old High German: ellan
- Middle High German: ellen

References

Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52: “PWGmc *alʲlʲan”

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[1] Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52: “PWGmc *alʲlʲan”