Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/holōn

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 1 edit

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (to call, cry, summon).

Verb edit

*holōn[1]

  1. to call, appoint, summon
  2. to fetch, get
Inflection edit
Class 2 weak
Infinitive *holōn
1st sg. past *holōdā
Infinitive *holōn
Genitive infin. *holōnijas
Dative infin. *holōnijē
Instrum. infin. *holōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *holō *holōdā
2nd singular *holōs *holōdēs, *holōdōs
3rd singular *holōþ *holōdē, *holōdā
1st plural *holōm *holōdum
2nd plural *holōþ *holōdud
3rd plural *holōnþ *holōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *holō *holōdī
2nd singular *holōs *holōdī
3rd singular *holō *holōdī
1st plural *holōm *holōdīm
2nd plural *holōþ *holōdīd
3rd plural *holōn *holōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *holō
Plural *holōþ
Present Past
Participle *holōndī *holōd
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “holen”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 314:wg. *hul-ō-

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Germanic *hulōną. Equivalent to *hol (hollow) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb edit

*holōn

  1. to hollow out, to make hollow
Inflection edit
Class 2 weak
Infinitive *holōn
1st sg. past *holōdā
Infinitive *holōn
Genitive infin. *holōnijas
Dative infin. *holōnijē
Instrum. infin. *holōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *holō *holōdā
2nd singular *holōs *holōdēs, *holōdōs
3rd singular *holōþ *holōdē, *holōdā
1st plural *holōm *holōdum
2nd plural *holōþ *holōdud
3rd plural *holōnþ *holōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *holō *holōdī
2nd singular *holōs *holōdī
3rd singular *holō *holōdī
1st plural *holōm *holōdīm
2nd plural *holōþ *holōdīd
3rd plural *holōn *holōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *holō
Plural *holōþ
Present Past
Participle *holōndī *holōd
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit