Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/erl

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 *erlaz.

Noun

*erl m

noble, earl

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*erl
Genitive	*erlas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*erl	erlō, erlōs
Accusative	*erl	*erlā
Genitive	*erlas	*erlō
Dative	*erlē	*erlum
Instrumental	*erlu	*erlum

Descendants

Old English: eorl
- Middle English: erl, ærl, eerl, eorl, erle, eryl, ȝerle, ȝierl, yerl
  - English: earl
  - Scots: yerl, yarl
  - Yola: earle
Old Saxon: erl

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