Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hildi

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 Proto-Germanic *hildiz.

Noun

*hildi f

1. battle, fight

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hildi
Genitive	*hildī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hildi	*hildī
Accusative	*hildi	*hildī
Genitive	*hildī	*hildijō
Dative	*hildī	*hildim, *hildijum
Instrumental	*hildī	*hildim, *hildijum

Descendants

• Old English: hild
• Old Saxon: hild, hildi
• Old High German: hilt, hild, hilta, hiltia
• →⇒ Latin: Baudihillia, Boudihillia (theonym) (a mix of Celtic and Germanic elements; this word compounded with Proto-Celtic *boudi (“victory”))