*aldǭ

From pre-Germanic *Holdʰ-éh₂-(n)-, an inherited feminine formation from Proto-Indo-European root *Hₓoldʰ-, beside a u-stem *Hₓoldʰu- (Kroonen 2013: 21; Mallory & Adams 2006: 249; Orel 2003: 14). Cognate with Lithuanian eldijà, aldijà and Proto-Slavic *oldi, which continue a closely related Balto-Slavic formation conventionally reconstructed as *h₂oldʰeh₂ ~ *h₂eldʰeh₂ (Derksen 2008: 367; Derksen 2015: 152). The semantic development reflects the close association between a hollowed log or wooden trough and a dugout boat. Tocharian A/B olyi has also been compared, but its inclusion is uncertain because its consonantism appears to require PIE *d rather than the *dʰ indicated by Balto-Slavic (Adams 2013: s.v. olyi*; Witczak 2018: 53–55).