Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/halþōną

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 *halþaz (“sloping, inclined”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑl.θɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*halþōną[1]

  1. to make incline, tilt, incline

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *halþō *halþǭ — *halþōi ?
2nd singular *halþōsi *halþōs *halþō *halþōsai *halþōsau
3rd singular *halþōþi *halþō *halþōþau *halþōþai *halþōþau
1st dual *halþōs *halþōw — — —
2nd dual *halþōþiz *halþōþiz *halþōþiz — —
1st plural *halþōmaz *halþōm — *halþōnþai *halþōnþau
2nd plural *halþōþ *halþōþ *halþōþ *halþōnþai *halþōnþau
3rd plural *halþōnþi *halþōn *halþōnþau *halþōnþai *halþōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *halþōdǭ *halþōdēdį̄
2nd singular *halþōdēz *halþōdēdīz
3rd singular *halþōdē *halþōdēdī
1st dual *halþōdēdū *halþōdēdīw
2nd dual *halþōdēdudiz *halþōdēdīdiz
1st plural *halþōdēdum *halþōdēdīm
2nd plural *halþōdēdud *halþōdēdīd
3rd plural *halþōdēdun *halþōdēdīn
present past
participles *halþōndz *halþōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *halþōn
    • Old High German: haldōn
  • Old Norse: halla

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*halþa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 205: “*halþōn-”
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