Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/apaldraz

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 *aplaz (“apple, fruit”) +‎ *-draz (tree suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.pɑl.drɑz/

Noun

*apaldraz m^[1]

apple tree

Inflection

Declension of *apaldraz (a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*apaldraz	*apaldrōz, -ōs
Vocative	*apaldr	*apaldrōz, -ōs
Accusative	*apaldrą	*apaldranz
Genitive	*apaldras, -is	*apaldrǫ̂
Dative	*apaldrai	*apaldramaz
Instrumental	*apaldrō	*apaldramiz

Alternative forms

*apaldrō

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *apaldr
- Old English: apuldur, apulder
- Old Saxon: apalder
Old Norse: apaldr
- Icelandic: apaldur
- Faroese: apaldur
- Norwegian: apald, apall, apal
  - → Norwegian Bokmål: apal
- Old Danish: apæld
  - Danish: abild
    - Norwegian Bokmål: abild
- Swedish: apel

References

^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*apaldra/ō-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 31

[1] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*apaldra/ō-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 31

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