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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hail

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *hailaz.

Adjective

*hail[1]

  1. healthy, sound
  2. whole
Inflection
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *hail
Genitive *hailas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hail *hailu *hail
Accusative *hailanā *hailā *hail
Genitive *hailas *haileʀā *hailas
Dative *hailumē *haileʀē *hailumē
Instrumental *hailu *haileʀu *hailu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hailē *hailō *hailu
Accusative *hailā *hailā *hailu
Genitive *haileʀō *haileʀō *haileʀō
Dative *hailēm, *hailum *hailēm, *hailum *hailēm, *hailum
Instrumental *hailēm, *hailum *hailēm, *hailum *hailēm, *hailum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Old English: hāl, hǣl
    • Middle English: hole
      • English: whole
      • Scots: hole, holl
      • Yola: holghe
    • Northern Middle English: hal
      • Geordie English: hyel
      • Scots: hale
  • Old Frisian: hēl
    • Saterland Frisian: heel
    • West Frisian: hiel
  • Old Saxon: hēl
  • Old Dutch: *hēl, heil
  • Old High German: heil

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hailaz.

Noun

*hail n

  1. omen, portent
Inflection
z-stem
Singular
Nominative *hail
Genitive *hailiʀi
Singular Plural
Nominative *hail *hailiʀu
Accusative *hail *hailiʀu
Genitive *hailiʀi *hailiʀō
Dative *hailiʀi *hailiʀum
Instrumental *hailiʀi *hailiʀum
Descendants
  • Old English: hǣl
  • Old Saxon: hēl
    • Middle Low German: heil
  • Old Dutch: *heil
  • Old High German: heil

References

  1. Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 129:PWGmc *hail
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