Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/halsaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *kólsos (“neck”), and cognate with Latin collum (“neck”). The formation is traditionally further derived from the root *kʷel- (“to turn”), though the loss of the labial *kʷ- > *k- is irregular.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑl.sɑz/

Noun

*halsaz m

  1. neck, throat

Inflection

Declension of *halsaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *halsaz *halsōz, *halsōs
vocative *hals *halsōz, *halsōs
accusative *halsą *halsanz
genitive *halsas, *halsis *halsǫ̂
dative *halsai *halsamaz
instrumental *halsō *halsamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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