*elhaz

Runic: ᛖᛚᚺᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈel.xɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

elk

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ól-ḱ-is ~ h₁él-ḱ-is (‘elk’), from root *h₁el- (‘deer’), reformulated as an a-stem. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄλκη (álkē) (álkē, ‘moose, elk’), Latin alcēs (‘elk, moose’), and Russian лось (losʹ, ‘moose, elk’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.elhazelhōz, elhōs
Acc.elhąelhanz
Gen.elhas, elhiselhǫ̂
Dat.elhaielhamaz
Inst.elhōelhamiz
Voc.elhelhōz, elhōs

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Descendants

  • *elh (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *elh, elo (Old Dutch)
      • elen, elent (Middle Dutch)
        • eland (Dutch)
          • eland (West Frisian)
  • *elh (Proto-West Germanic)
    • eolh, elch, elh, eolc, eolch (Old English)
      • elk, elke (Middle English)
        • elk (English)
          • Elk (German)
  • *elh (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *elch (Old Frisian)
      • Älch (Saterland Frisian)
  • *elh (Proto-West Germanic)
    • elah, elaho, elho (Old High German)
      • elch, elhe (Middle High German)
        • Elch (German)
          • Elch (Luxembourgish)
          • Älch (Saterland Frisian)
  • *elh (Proto-West Germanic)
    • elaho, elo (Old Saxon)
      • elen, elent (Middle Low German)
        • Elen (German)
        • Elen (Saterland Frisian)
  • *elh (Proto-West Germanic)
    • elaho, elo (Old Saxon)
      • elk (Middle Low German)
        • Elk (Low German)

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