Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hailagamānōþ

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *hailag (“holy”) +‎ *mānōþ (“month”).

Noun

*hailagamānōþ m

  1. month of the Germanic calendar, correspondence varies.

Inflection

Consonant stem
Singular
Nominative *hailagamānōþ
Genitive *hailagamānōþi
Singular Plural
Nominative *hailagamānōþ *hailagamānōþi
Accusative *hailagamānōþu *hailagamānōþi
Genitive *hailagamānōþi *hailagamānōþō
Dative *hailagamānōþi *hailagamānōþum
Instrumental *hailagamānōþi *hailagamānōþum

Descendants

  • Old English: hāligmōnaþ (“September”)
  • Old Saxon: hēlagmānuth (“September”)
  • Old Dutch: heilmānōth (“December”)
  • Old High German: hailagmānod (“December”) heilīgmānōd, heilīgenmānōd
    • German: Heiligmonat (obsolete)
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