Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/helþaz

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 *ḱel- (to tend, lean, incline, bend, tip).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*helþaz m

  1. stack, frame, support

Inflection edit

masculine a-stemDeclension of *helþaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *helþaz *helþōz, *helþōs
vocative *helþ *helþōz, *helþōs
accusative *helþą *helþanz
genitive *helþas, *hilþis *helþǫ̂
dative *hilþai *helþamaz
instrumental *helþō *helþamiz

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *helþu
  • Old Norse: hjallr