Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hehlǭ

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 Proto-Indo-European *ḱé-ḱl(h₁)-eh₂- or *ḱí-ḱel(h₁)-eh₂-, an old reduplicated stem from the root *ḱel(h₁)- (cold, frozen).[1][2] Compare Lithuanian šalnà, šarma (hoarfrost), Proto-Slavic *solnà (hoarfrost) and especially Sanskrit शिशिर (śíśira, cool, cold; hoarfrost) (unless from *ḱey-).

Noun edit

*hehlǭ f[2]

  1. hoarfrost
    Synonym: *hrīmô

Inflection edit

ōn-stemDeclension of *hehlǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hehlǭ *hehlōniz
vocative *hehlǭ *hehlōniz
accusative *hehlōnų *hehlōnunz
genitive *hehlōniz *hehlōnǫ̂
dative *hehlōni *hehlōmaz
instrumental *hehlōnē *hehlōmiz

Alternative reconstructions edit

  • *hihlǭ, *hihelǭ[1]

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hehlā
  • Old Norse: héla

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hihelōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 226
  2. 2.0 2.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xexlōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 168