Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hauhalīkaz

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 *hauhaz (“high”) +‎ *-līkaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑu̯.xɑ.ˌliː.kɑz/

Adjective

*hauhalīkaz

1. relatively high

Inflection

Declension of *hauhalīkaz (a-stem)

strong declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*hauhalīkaz	*hauhalīkai	*hauhalīkō	*hauhalīkôz	*hauhalīką, *-at(ō)	*hauhalīkō
accusative	*hauhalīkanǭ	*hauhalīkanz	*hauhalīkǭ	*hauhalīkōz	*hauhalīką, *-at(ō)	*hauhalīkō
genitive	*hauhalīkas, *hauhalīkis	*hauhalīkaizǫ̂	*hauhalīkaizōz	*hauhalīkaizǫ̂	*hauhalīkas, *hauhalīkis	*hauhalīkaizǫ̂
dative	*hauhalīkammai	*hauhalīkaimaz	*hauhalīkaizōi	*hauhalīkaimaz	*hauhalīkammai	*hauhalīkaimaz
instrumental	*hauhalīkanō	*hauhalīkaimiz	*hauhalīkaizō	*hauhalīkaimiz	*hauhalīkanō	*hauhalīkaimiz
weak declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*hauhalīkô	*hauhalīkaniz	*hauhalīkǭ	*hauhalīkōniz	*hauhalīkô	*hauhalīkōnō
accusative	*hauhalīkanų	*hauhalīkanunz	*hauhalīkōnų	*hauhalīkōnunz	*hauhalīkô	*hauhalīkōnō
genitive	*hauhalīkiniz	*hauhalīkanǫ̂	*hauhalīkōniz	*hauhalīkōnǫ̂	*hauhalīkiniz	*hauhalīkanǫ̂
dative	*hauhalīkini	*hauhalīkammaz	*hauhalīkōni	*hauhalīkōmaz	*hauhalīkini	*hauhalīkammaz
instrumental	*hauhalīkinē	*hauhalīkammiz	*hauhalīkōnē	*hauhalīkōmiz	*hauhalīkinē	*hauhalīkammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hauhalīk
  • Old English: hēaliċ, hēahliċ
    • Middle English: heighlī
  • Old Frisian: hâchlik, hâlik
  • Old High German: hōhlīh
    • Middle High German: hōchlich
      • German: höchlich (archaic)
• Old Norse: háligr