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

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