Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hailiþō

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

From *hailaz +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈxɑi̯.li.θɔː/

Noun edit

*hailiþō f

wholeness, health

Inflection edit

ō-stemDeclension of *hailiþō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hailiþō	*hailiþôz
vocative	*hailiþō	*hailiþôz
accusative	*hailiþǭ	*hailiþōz
genitive	*hailiþōz	*hailiþǫ̂
dative	*hailiþōi	*hailiþōmaz
instrumental	*hailiþō	*hailiþōmiz

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *hailiþu
- Old English: hǣlþ
  - Middle English: helthe, elþ, elþe, healethe, heleth, helth, helþe, hilþe; helte
    - English: health
    - Scots: helth, halth
- Old High German: heilida
Old Norse: *heild
- Icelandic: heild
- Faroese: heild