Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hallō

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 pre-Germanic *ḱol-n-éh₂, from a Proto-Indo-European n-stem meaning “storeroom” or “main room of a house”, whence perhaps also Latin cella (“room, cell”), derived from the root *ḱel- (“to hide, cover, conceal, protect”) (whence Proto-Germanic *helaną (“to hide, conceal”)).[1] Further cognate with Sanskrit शाला (śā́lā, “house, mansion, hall”), Old Irish cuile (“storeroom, kitchen”) and possibly Ancient Greek καλῑᾱ́ (kalīā́, “hut; granary”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxal.lɔː/

Noun

*hallō f[1]

  1. hall

Inflection

Declension of *hallō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hallō *hallôz
vocative *hallō *hallôz
accusative *hallǭ *hallōz
genitive *hallōz *hallǫ̂
dative *hallōi *hallōmaz
instrumental *hallō *hallōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hallu
    • Old English: heall
      • Middle English: halle, hall, hal, hale, alle, hawle, haule
        • English: hall (see there for further descendants)
        • Scots: haw
        • Yola: haul
    • Old Frisian: *hall, *hell
      • Saterland Frisian: Halle
      • West Frisian: hille
    • Old Saxon: halla
    • Old Dutch: *halla
    • Old High German: halla
    • → Medieval Latin: halla (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Norse: *ᚺᚨᛚᚢ (*halu)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xallō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 156
  2. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “HOUSE”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 282: “*k̂ḗls”
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