Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/halþōną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *halþaz (sloping, inclined) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑl.θɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*halþōną[1]

  1. to make incline, tilt, incline

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *halþōn
    • Old High German: haldōn
  • Old Norse: halla

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*halþa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 205:*halþōn-