Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hardulīkaz

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 *harduz (hard) +‎ *-līkaz.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑr.ðu.liː.kɑz/

Adjective edit

*hardulīkaz[1]

  1. severe
  2. tenacious

Inflection edit


Descendants edit

  • Old English: heardlīċ
  • Old High German: hartlīh
  • Old Norse: harðligr

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xardu-līkaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 162