Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hunslą

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 Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (“holy”) +‎ *-slą. Cognate with Lithuanian šventas (“holy”), Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 (spəṇta, “holy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxun.slɑ̃/

Noun

*hunslą n

offering, sacrifice

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hunslą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hunslą	*hunslō
vocative	*hunslą	*hunslō
accusative	*hunslą	*hunslō
genitive	hunslas, hunslis	*hunslǫ̂
dative	*hunslai	*hunslamaz
instrumental	*hunslō	*hunslamiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *hunsl
- Old English: hūsl, hūsel
  - Middle English: howsil, housel, hoosyl, hosel, hosil, hosill, hosol, housil, housul, housyl, housyll, howsel, howsell, howsill, husel, husell, husul
    - English: housel (archaic)
    - Scots: hoozle, ouzle (obsolete)
Proto-Norse:
- Old Norse: hunsl, húsl, ᚺᛟᛋᛚᛁ (ʜᴏsli) (dative singular, Rök stone)
  - Icelandic: húsl, husl
  - Old Swedish: hūsl
Gothic: 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻 (hunsl)

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