Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlūdą

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

Substantivization of *hlūdaz (loud, famous).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxluː.ðɑ̃/

Noun

*hlūdą n

  1. sound

Inflection

Declension of *hlūdą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hlūdą *hlūdō
vocative *hlūdą *hlūdō
accusative *hlūdą *hlūdō
genitive *hlūdas, *hlūdis *hlūdǫ̂
dative *hlūdai *hlūdamaz
instrumental *hlūdō *hlūdamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hlūd
    • Old Frisian: hlūd n
    • Old Saxon: *hlūd
      • Middle Low German: lūt m or n
    • Old Dutch: lūt m or n, luut
      • Middle Dutch: luyt
        • Dutch: luid n (still m in West Flemish)
      • Old Dutch: *gelūt
    • Old High German: hlūt, lūt m
  • Old Norse: hljóð