Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/alaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.lɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

  • From Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi, from *h₂el- (to raise, feed, nourish).[1] Cognate with Latin alō (nourish, verb).[1][2]

    Verb

    *alaną[2][3][4]

    1. to grow
    2. to grow old, to mature
    3. to breed
    Inflection
    Conjugation of *alaną (strong class 6)
    active voice passive voice
    present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *alō *alaų *alai ?
    2nd singular *alizi *alaiz *al *alazai *alaizau
    3rd singular *alidi *alai *aladau *aladai *alaidau
    1st dual *alōz *alaiw
    2nd dual *aladiz *alaidiz *aladiz
    1st plural *alamaz *alaim *alandai *alaindau
    2nd plural *alid *alaid *alid *alandai *alaindau
    3rd plural *alandi *alain *alandau *alandai *alaindau
    past tense indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *ōl *ōlį̄
    2nd singular *ōlt *ōlīz
    3rd singular *ōl *ōlī
    1st dual *ōlū *ōlīw
    2nd dual *ōludiz *ōlīdiz
    1st plural *ōlum *ōlīm
    2nd plural *ōlud *ōlīd
    3rd plural *ōlun *ōlīn
    present past
    participles *alandz *alanaz
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • Proto-West Germanic: *alan
      • Old English: alan
    • Proto-Norse:
    • Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽 (alan)

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- (to drive, move, go). Compare Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, move), Latin alacer (lively, active, brisk). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Verb

    *alaną

    1. to spurn, kick-start, drive, set in motion, move
    Inflection
    Conjugation of *alaną (strong class 6)
    active voice passive voice
    present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *alō *alaų *alai ?
    2nd singular *alizi *alaiz *al *alazai *alaizau
    3rd singular *alidi *alai *aladau *aladai *alaidau
    1st dual *alōz *alaiw
    2nd dual *aladiz *alaidiz *aladiz
    1st plural *alamaz *alaim *alandai *alaindau
    2nd plural *alid *alaid *alid *alandai *alaindau
    3rd plural *alandi *alain *alandau *alandai *alaindau
    past tense indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *ōl *ōlį̄
    2nd singular *ōlt *ōlīz
    3rd singular *ōl *ōlī
    1st dual *ōlū *ōlīw
    2nd dual *ōludiz *ōlīdiz
    1st plural *ōlum *ōlīm
    2nd plural *ōlud *ōlīd
    3rd plural *ōlun *ōlīn
    present past
    participles *alandz *alanaz
    Usage notes
    • This verb is not directly attested in any daughter languages. It is evinced only by possible derivatives and related terms.
    Derived terms

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “oud”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
    2. 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*alan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 19
    3. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*alanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[3], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 12
    4. ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970), “AL-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 75