Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haljō

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

    Likely from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo- or *ḱol-yeh₂-, from *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”), and cognate with *helaną (“to cover”), though note also similar words in Finno-Ugric, including Finnish koljo (“giant”) and Udmurt кыль (kyľ, “evil spirit”), which have been considered as native Uralic words and not borrowings from Germanic.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈxɑl.jɔː/

    Noun

    *haljō f

    1. the netherworld, the underworld, hell

    Inflection

    Declension of *haljō (ō-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *haljō *haljôz
    vocative *haljō *haljôz
    accusative *haljǭ *haljōz
    genitive *haljōz *haljǫ̂
    dative *haljōi *haljōmaz
    instrumental *haljō *haljōmiz

    Derived terms

    • *haljōwītiją (“hell-punishment, hell-torment”)
      • Proto-West Germanic: *halljawītī
        • Old English: hellewīte
        • Old Saxon: helliwīti
        • Old High German: helliwīzi, hellawīzi
          • Middle High German: hellewīze
      • Old Norse: helvíti

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*haljō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 204
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