Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/halbǭ

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 edit

Etymology edit

Substantivization of *halbaz (“half”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈxɑl.βɔ̃ː/

Noun edit

*halbǭ f^[1]

half, side
Synonym: *halbiþō, *halbō

Inflection edit

ōn-stemDeclension of *halbǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*halbǭ	*halbōniz
vocative	*halbǭ	*halbōniz
accusative	*halbōnų	*halbōnunz
genitive	*halbōniz	*halbōnǫ̂
dative	*halbōni	*halbōmaz
instrumental	*halbōnē	*halbōmiz

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *halbā
- Old Frisian: halve
- Old Saxon: halva, halba (either an ō-stem or ōn stem)
  - Middle Low German: halve
- Old High German: halba
  - Middle High German: halbe
Old Norse: halfa
- Icelandic: hálfa, álfa

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xalbōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 155

[HGE-1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xalbōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 155

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