Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aþuling

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aþulingaz. Equivalent to *aþuli +‎ *-ing.

Noun

*aþuling m

1. prince

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*aþuling
Genitive	*aþulingas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*aþuling	*aþulingō, *aþulingōs
Accusative	*aþuling	*aþulingā
Genitive	*aþulingas	*aþulingō
Dative	*aþulingē	*aþulingum
Instrumental	*aþulingu	*aþulingum

Descendants

• Old English: æþeling, æðeling — edh spelling, eþeling — Mercian
  • Middle English: atheling
    • English: atheling
  • →? Middle Welsh: edling, edlyg, etling (or from Middle English)
    • Welsh: edling, edlin
      • → English: edling
• Old Frisian: etheling, edling
• Old Saxon: ethiling
• Old Dutch: etheling
  • Middle Dutch: ēdelinc
    • Dutch: edeling
• Old High German: adaling
• → Latin: adelingus, adalingus