Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haliþō barnu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *haliþ "hero" + *barn "children." Has a possible analog in Old Norse hǫlda synir.

Noun

*haliþō barnu n pl

1. "sons of heroes"

Descendants

• Old English: hæleþa bearn
• Old Saxon: helithō barn