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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to tend, lean, incline, bend, tip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxel.θɑz/

Noun

*helþaz m

1. stack, frame, support

Inflection

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

• Proto-West Germanic: *helþu
  • Old Saxon: *hiltha
    • Middle Low German: hilde
• Old Norse: hjallr
  • Icelandic: hjallur
  • Faroese: hjallur
  • Swedish: hjälle
  • Norwegian: hjell
  • Danish: hjald