Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/halsaberg

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 edit

Etymology edit

Possibly a masculine variant of *halsabergu. Alternatively from Proto-Germanic *halsabergaz.

Noun edit

*halsaberg m

  1. neck-covering armour

Inflection edit

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *halsaberg
Genitive *halsabergas
Singular Plural
Nominative *halsaberg *halsabergō, *halsabergōs
Accusative *halsaberg *halsabergā
Genitive *halsabergas *halsabergō
Dative *halsabergē *halsabergum
Instrumental *halsabergu *halsabergum

Descendants edit

  • Old Dutch: *halsberg
  • Old High German: halsberg
  • Medieval Latin: alsbergum (see there for further descendants)