Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/algiz

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis (“elk”), from *h₁el- (“deer”). Cognate with Vedic Sanskrit ऋश्य (ṛ́śya, “antelope”), Lithuanian elnias (“deer, stag, hart”), Russian оле́нь (olénʹ, “deer”), Russian лось (losʹ, “elk”), Ancient Greek ἔλαφος (élaphos, “deer”), Old Armenian եղն (ełn, “hind”).

Noun

*algiz m

1. elk
2. (Runic alphabet) name of the rune ᛉ (z)
3. Alcis (in the plural), a pair of divine brothers allegedly worshipped by the Naharvali according to Tacitus.

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *algiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*algiz	*algīz
vocative	*algi	*algīz
accusative	*algį	*alginz
genitive	*algīz	*algijǫ̂
dative	*algī	*algimaz
instrumental	*algī	*algimiz

Related terms

• *elhaz

Descendants

• Old Norse: elgr m
  • Icelandic: elgur
  • Faroese: elgur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: elg; (dialectal) alg
  • Old Swedish: ælgher
    • Swedish: älg
  • Danish: elg, ⇒ elsdyr
    • Norwegian Bokmål: elg
• →? Ancient Greek: ἄλκη f (álkē)
  • Greek: άλκη (álki)
• →? Latin: alcēs f, alcē, alx (Medieval Latin)
  • Galician: alce
  • Italian: alce
  • Portuguese: alce
  • Spanish: alce
  • → English: alce
• → Latin: Alcis
  • → English: Alcis (learned)
• → English: Algiz (learned)