Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hulmaz

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

Alternative forms

  • *hulmô

Etymology

    From Pre-Germanic *kl̥Hmos, likely from an original mn-stem; from Proto-Indo-European *kelH-. Cognate with Latin columen (“summit, peak”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈxul.mɑz/

    Noun

    *hulmaz m

    1. small island, hill, mound

    Declension

    Declension of *hulmaz (masculine a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *hulmaz *hulmōz, *hulmōs
    vocative *hulm *hulmōz, *hulmōs
    accusative *hulmą *hulmanz
    genitive *hulmas, *hulmis *hulmǫ̂
    dative *hulmai *hulmamaz
    instrumental *hulmō *hulmamiz

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *holm
      • Old English: holm (meaning influenced by Old Norse holmr)
      • Old Saxon: holm
      • Old Dutch: holm
    • Old Norse: holmr
    • → Proto-Slavic: *xъlmъ (from an unknown Germanic language)

    Further reading

    • Kroonen, Guus (2013), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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