Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haljawītiją

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 *haljō (“hell, underworld”) +‎ *wītiją (“punishment”)

Noun

*haljawītiją n

  1. eternal punishment, hell-torment

Inflection

Declension of *haljawītiją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *haljawītiją *haljawītijō
vocative *haljawītiją *haljawītijō
accusative *haljawītiją *haljawītijō
genitive *haljawītijas, *haljawītīs *haljawītijǫ̂
dative *haljawītijai *haljawītijamaz
instrumental *haljawītijō *haljawītijamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *halljawītī
    • Old English: hellewite
    • Old Saxon: helliwīti
    • Old High German: helliwīzī, hellawīzī
      • Middle High German: hellewīze f or n
  • Old Norse: helvíti (calque?)
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