Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlidą

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 *ḱlitóm (“that which is covered”), from the adjective *ḱlitós (“covered”), from the root *ḱley- (“to shelter, cover”). Compare, in particular, Sanskrit श्रित (śritá, “lying, situated in”).[1]

Noun

*hlidą n

  1. lid, cover

Inflection

Declension of *hlidą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hlidą *hlidō
vocative *hlidą *hlidō
accusative *hlidą *hlidō
genitive *hlidas, *hlidis *hlidǫ̂
dative *hlidai *hlidamaz
instrumental *hlidō *hlidamiz

Derived terms

  • *gahliþą

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hlid
    • Old English: hlid
      • Middle English: lid
    • Old Frisian: *hlid
      • Saterland Frisian: Lid
      • West Frisian: lid
    • Old Saxon: hlid
    • Old Dutch: *hlid, *lid
      • Middle Dutch: lit (rare)
        • Dutch: lid (rare)
    • Old High German: hlit, lit, lid
      • Middle High German: lit
  • Old Norse: hlið

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xliđan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 176-7
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