Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/habilaz

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

Etymology

From *habjaną +‎ *-ilaz.

Noun

*habilaz m

  1. That which raises or lifts; lifter.

Inflection

Declension of *habilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *habilaz *habilōz, *habilōs
vocative *habil *habilōz, *habilōs
accusative *habilą *habilanz
genitive *habilas, *habilis *habilǫ̂
dative *habilai *habilamaz
instrumental *habilō *habilamiz
  • *habadlaz

Descendants

Note: Some descendants of this word were conflated with the descendant of *habadlaz (“lifter”), of similar form and meaning.

  • Proto-West Germanic: *habil
    • Old English: hebel, hefel (in hefelþrǣd); (hefeld?)
    • Old Saxon: *hevil; (hebild)
      • Middle Low German: hevel (in hevelgarn); (hevelte?)
        • German Low German: Hevel
        • → Saterland Frisian: Heeuwelte
    • Old Dutch: *hevilo
      • Middle Dutch: hevel (in heveldeech)
        • Dutch: hevel (possibly a reborrowing from German)
    • Old High German: *hebil, *hefil, *hevil; *hebila, *hevila
  • Old Norse: hefill
    • Icelandic: hefill
    • Norn: hevel
    • Norwegian: hevel
    • Swedish: hävel (dialectal, partly)
    • → Scots: hevel
    • ⇒ Scots: hivvle (verb)

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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