Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blōtahūsą

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 *blōtą (“act of worship, sacrifice”) +‎ *hūsą (“house”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbloː.tɑ.xuː.sɑ̃/

Noun

*blōtahūsą n

temple, house of worship

Inflection

Declension of *blōtahūsą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*blōtahūsą	*blōtahūsō
vocative	*blōtahūsą	*blōtahūsō
accusative	*blōtahūsą	*blōtahūsō
genitive	blōtahūsas, blōtahūsis	*blōtahūsǫ̂
dative	*blōtahūsai	*blōtahūsamaz
instrumental	*blōtahūsō	*blōtahūsamiz

Coordinate terms

*alhs (“temple”)
*gudahūsą (“temple”, literally “god-house”)
*harugaz (“cairn, altar”)
*wīhą (“sanctuary; idol”)

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *blōthūs
- Old High German: bluozhūs
Old Norse: blóthús
- Icelandic: blóthús
- Norwegian Bokmål: blothus
- Swedish: blothus