Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hulisō

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 *ḱélōs, from *ḱel- (“to cover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxu.li.sɔː/

Noun

*hulisō f

1. case, covering, shell, pod

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *hulisō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hulisō	*hulisôz
vocative	*hulisō	*hulisôz
accusative	*hulisǭ	*hulisōz
genitive	*hulisōz	*hulisǫ̂
dative	*hulisōi	*hulisōmaz
instrumental	*hulisō	*hulisōmiz

Descendants

• Old Dutch: *hulisa
  • Middle Dutch: *hulse
    • Dutch: huls
• Old High German: hulisa
  • German: Hülse