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

Etymology

From *hailaz +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑi̯.li.θɔː/

Noun

*hailiþō f

1. wholeness, health

Inflection

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

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