Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hailagōną

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 reconstruction

  • *hailgōną

Etymology

From *hailagaz (holy) +‎ *-ōną.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑi̯.lɑ.ɣɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hailagōną

  1. to hallow, to make holy, to sanctify

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hailagō *hailagǭ *hailagōi ?
2nd singular *hailagōsi *hailagōs *hailagō *hailagōsai *hailagōsau
3rd singular *hailagōþi *hailagō *hailagōþau *hailagōþai *hailagōþau
1st dual *hailagōs *hailagōw
2nd dual *hailagōþiz *hailagōþiz *hailagōþiz
1st plural *hailagōmaz *hailagōm *hailagōnþai *hailagōnþau
2nd plural *hailagōþ *hailagōþ *hailagōþ *hailagōnþai *hailagōnþau
3rd plural *hailagōnþi *hailagōn *hailagōnþau *hailagōnþai *hailagōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hailagōdǭ *hailagōdēdį̄
2nd singular *hailagōdēz *hailagōdēdīz
3rd singular *hailagōdē *hailagōdēdī
1st dual *hailagōdēdū *hailagōdēdīw
2nd dual *hailagōdēdudiz *hailagōdēdīdiz
1st plural *hailagōdēdum *hailagōdēdīm
2nd plural *hailagōdēdud *hailagōdēdīd
3rd plural *hailagōdēdun *hailagōdēdīn
present past
participles *hailagōndz *hailagōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hailagōn
    • Old English: *hālegian, hāligian, hālgian
    • Old Frisian: hēligia
      • Saterland Frisian: heligje
      • West Frisian: hilligje
    • Old Saxon: hēlagon
      • Middle Low German: hilligen, hilgen, helligen, hêiligen
        • German Low German: hilligen
    • Old Dutch: *heiligon
    • Old High German: heilagon
  • Old Norse: helga

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xailaʒōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 151