Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hleuþą

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 *ḱlew- (“to hear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxleu̯.θɑ̃/

Noun

*hleuþą n

1. listening, hearing
2. sound

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hleuþą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hleuþą	*hleuþō
vocative	*hleuþą	*hleuþō
accusative	*hleuþą	*hleuþō
genitive	*hleuþas, *hliuþis	*hleuþǫ̂
dative	*hleuþai	*hleuþamaz
instrumental	*hleuþō	*hleuþamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hleuþ
  • Old English: hleoð
  • Old Dutch: lūt, luut, geluut
    • Middle Dutch: geluut, geluet, geluyt
      • Dutch: geluid
        • Afrikaans: geluid
        • Petjo: heluit
• Old Norse: hljóð
  • Icelandic: hljóð n
  • Faroese: ljóð n
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ljod m or n, (dialectal) ljø, ly
  • Old Swedish: liūþ
    • Swedish: ljud c
  • Old Danish: liud
    • Danish: lyd c
      • Norwegian Bokmål: lyd m
        • → Norwegian Nynorsk: lyd m
  • → Scots: luid
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸 (hliuþ)