Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hailagnassī

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 +‎ *-nassī.

Noun

*hailagnassī f

  1. holiness

Inflection

īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *hailagnassī
Genitive *hailagnassīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *hailagnassī —
Accusative *hailagnassīn —
Genitive *hailagnassīn —
Dative *hailagnassīn —
Instrumental *hailagnassīn —

Descendants

  • Old English: hāliġnes, hāliġnys, hāliġnis
    • Middle English: halinesse, holinesse, holynesse
      • English: holiness
      • Scots: halynes, halines
  • Old Frisian: *hēlgnis, *hēlichnis
    • West Frisian: hilligens
  • Old High German: heilagnissi, heilagnissī, heilīgnissi, heilīgnissī
    • Middle High German: heilignis
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