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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/elm

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *elmaz.

Noun

*elm m

  1. elm tree
  2. wood from an elm tree

Declension
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *elm
Genitive *elmas
Singular Plural
Nominative *elm *elmō, *elmōs
Accusative *elm *elmā
Genitive *elmas *elmō
Dative *elmē *elmum
Instrumental *elmu *elmum

Descendants
  • Old English: elm
  • Old Saxon: *elm
    • Middle Low German: elm, olm
      • Low German: Elm, Ölm, Ilm, Ülm
  • Old Dutch:
  • Old High German: elm
    • Middle High German: ëlm, ëlme

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2011), “*elm, *ulmaz”, in The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology, Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, § 9. The evidence, pages 155–157
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