Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hleuþą

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 *ḱlew- (“to hear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxleu̯.θɑ̃/

Noun

*hleuþą n[1]

  1. listening, hearing
  2. sound

Inflection

Declension of *hleuþą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hleuþą *hleuþō
vocative *hleuþą *hleuþō
accusative *hleuþą *hleuþō
genitive *hleuþas, *hliuþis *hleuþǫ̂
dative *hleuþai *hleuþamaz
instrumental *hleuþō *hleuþamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hleuþ
    • Old English: hleoð
  • Old Norse: hljóð, hliod — Codex Regius, hlioð — Hauksbók

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hleuþa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 230
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