Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hulpiz

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 *ḱelb- (“help”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxul.piz/

Noun

*hulpiz f

1. help, aid, assistance

   Synonym: *helpō

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *hulpiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hulpiz	*hulpīz
vocative	*hulpi	*hulpīz
accusative	*hulpį	*hulpinz
genitive	*hulpīz	*hulpijǫ̂
dative	*hulpī	*hulpimaz
instrumental	*hulpī	*hulpimiz

Descendants

• Old Saxon: hulp (?)
  • Middle Low German: hülpe
    • Low German: Hülp
• Old Dutch: hulpa
  • Middle Dutch: hulpe
    • Dutch: hulp
      • Afrikaans: hulp
• Old High German: hulpa (Central German), *hulfa
  • Middle High German: hulfe, hülfe, hülpe
    • Central Franconian: Hölp, Höllep, Höllef, Hellef
      • Luxembourgish: Hëllef
    • German: Hülfe (obsolete)