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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlēwaz

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

Alternative forms

  • *hlēwijaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-, *ḱlēw- (warm, hot). Cognate with Lithuanian šiltas (warm), Latin calor (warmth, heat), Welsh clyd (warm, cozy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxlɛː.wɑz/

Adjective

*hlēwaz

  1. lukewarm

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hlāu
    • Old English: hlēow
    • Old Frisian: *hliāw, *liāw
      • Saterland Frisian: ljou
      • West Frisian: lij
    • Old Saxon: *hlāo
      • Middle Low German: lau, lauw
        • German Low German: lau
    • Old Dutch: *lāo
      • Middle Dutch: lâeu, lau
    • Old High German: lāo, *hlāo
      • Middle High German: (lāw-)
    • Old French: [Term?], flou
  • Old Norse: hlær
  • Proto-Finnic: *leevä (see there for further descendants)
  • ? Proto-Finnic: *lauha (see there for further descendants)
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