Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hulþī

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 Proto-Germanic *hulþį̄. Equivalent to *holþ (“gracious”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix). Cognate with Old Norse hylli (“favour”).[1]

Noun

*hulþī f

  1. favor, grace

Inflection

īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *hulþī
Genitive *hulþīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *hulþī —
Accusative *hulþīn —
Genitive *hulþīn —
Dative *hulþīn —
Instrumental *hulþīn —

Descendants

  • Old English: hyldu, heldu, hyldo
    • Middle English: helde, held, ylde (poetic)
  • Old Frisian: helde, hulde
  • Old Saxon: huldi
  • Old Dutch: huldi
  • Old High German: huldī, huldhi, hulldi

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*halþa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 205-6
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