Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/heltą

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 *kel- (“to hit; beat”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxel.tɑ̃/

Noun

*heltą n

handle; hilt

Inflection

Declension of *heltą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*heltą	*heltō
vocative	*heltą	*heltō
accusative	*heltą	*heltō
genitive	heltas, hiltis	*heltǫ̂
dative	*heltai	*heltamaz
instrumental	*heltō	*heltamiz

Related terms

*heltō
*heltǭ
*hiltijō

Descendants

Old English: hilt m
- Middle English: hilte, helte, heolte, hilt, hilta, hult, hulte, hylt, hylte
  - English: hilt
  - Scots: hilt
Old Saxon: hilt
Old High German: hilz, hilza
- Middle High German: hëlze
Old Norse: hjalt n
- Old West Norse:
  - Icelandic: hjalt
  - Faroese: hjalt
  - Norwegian: hjalt
  - → Swedish: hjalt
- Old East Norse:
  - Old Swedish: hiælt, hælt
  - Danish: hjalte