Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hallju
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *haljō.
Noun[edit]
*hallju f[1]
- the netherworld, the underworld, hell
Inflection[edit]
| ō-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *hallju | |
| Genitive | *halljā | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hallju | *halljō |
| Accusative | *halljā | *halljā |
| Genitive | *halljā | *halljō |
| Dative | *halljē | *halljōm, *halljum |
| Instrumental | *hallju | *halljōm, *halljum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: hell, hel
- Old Frisian: helle, hille
- Old Saxon: hel, hellja, hellia
- Old Dutch: hella
- Old High German: hellia, hella
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52: “PWGmc *[halʲlʲu]”