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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haliþaz
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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
Uncertain. Perhaps related to Proto-Slavic *xvala (“praise, thanks”). Kluge suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“hard”), see also Old Church Slavonic калити (kaliti, “to harden, cool”), Old Irish calath (“hard”), Sanskrit कलिका (kalikā, “bud”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɑ.li.θɑz/
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *haliþaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *haliþaz | *haliþōz, *haliþōs | |
| vocative | *haliþ | *haliþōz, *haliþōs | |
| accusative | *haliþą | *haliþanz | |
| genitive | *haliþas, *haliþis | *haliþǫ̂ | |
| dative | *haliþai | *haliþamaz | |
| instrumental | *haliþō | *haliþamiz | |
Descendants
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Held”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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