Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hulliz

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 *kl̥Hnís (“hill”), from the root *kelH-. Compare Proto-Italic *kolnis > Latin collis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxul.liz/

Noun

*hulliz m

  1. (West Germanic) hill

Inflection

Declension of *hulliz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hulliz *hullīz
vocative *hulli *hullīz
accusative *hullį *hullinz
genitive *hullīz *hullijǫ̂
dative *hullī *hullimaz
instrumental *hullī *hullimiz

Descendants

  • Old English: hyll
    • Middle English: hil, hyl, hille, hylle, hul, hulle, helle
      • English: hill
      • Scots: hill, hull
      • Yola: hele, hile, hill
  • Old Frisian: *hell, *hel; holla
    • West Frisian: hel
  • Old Saxon: *hull, *hul
    • Middle Low German: hull
  • Old Dutch: hil (coastal, Ingvaeonic); *hul (elsewhere)
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