Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haliþ

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

From Proto-Germanic *haliþaz.

Noun

*haliþ m

  1. hero

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *haliþ
Genitive *haliþas
Singular Plural
Nominative *haliþ *haliþō, *haliþōs
Accusative *haliþ *haliþā
Genitive *haliþas *haliþō
Dative *haliþē *haliþum
Instrumental *haliþu *haliþum

Descendants

  • Old English: hæle, hæleþ, hæleð
    • Middle English: heleð, haleð, hæleð; hathel (conflation with athel (“nobleman”))
  • Old Frisian: *heleth
  • Old Saxon: helith, helid
    • Middle Low German: helt
  • Old Dutch: *helit
  • Old High German: helid
    • Middle High German: helt
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