Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlīdō

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 *ḱleytéh₂ (something leaned, inclined).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxliː.ðɔː/

Noun

*hlīdō f

  1. slope, incline

Inflection

Declension of *hlīdō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hlīdō *hlīdôz
vocative *hlīdō *hlīdôz
accusative *hlīdǭ *hlīdōz
genitive *hlīdōz *hlīdǫ̂
dative *hlīdōi *hlīdōmaz
instrumental *hlīdō *hlīdōmiz
  • *hliþą
  • *hliþō

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hlīdu
    • Old Saxon: *hlīda
      • Middle Low German: *lîd, *lît
        • Middle Low German: lîtkōp
    • Old Dutch: *hlīda
    • Old High German: hlīta, līta
  • Old Norse: hlíð