Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/holt

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 *hultą.

Noun

*holt n

1. woods, forest

   Synonyms: *furhiþi, *hursti, *walþu, *widu

2. wood

   Synonyms: *treu, *widu

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*holt
Genitive	*holtas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*holt	*holtu
Accusative	*holt	*holtu
Genitive	*holtas	*holtō
Dative	*holtē	*holtum
Instrumental	*holtu	*holtum

Descendants

• Old English: holt
  • Middle English: holt
    • English: holt, hoult (obsolete)
    • Scots: holt
• Old Frisian: holt
  • North Frisian: holt
  • Saterland Frisian: Holt
  • West Frisian: hout
• Old Saxon: holt
  • Middle Low German: holt
    • German Low German: Holt
    • Plautdietsch: Holt
• Old Dutch: holt
  • Middle Dutch: hout
    • Dutch: hout
      • Afrikaans: hout
    • Limburgish: hówtj
• Old High German: holz
  • Middle High German: holz
    • Bavarian:

      Cimbrian: hòltz

      Mòcheno: holz

    • Central Franconian:

      Hunsrik: Hols

      Luxembourgish: Holz

    • German: Holz
    • Rhine Franconian:

      Frankfurterisch: hold̥s

      Pennsylvania German: Hols

    • Vilamovian: hułc
    • Yiddish: האָלץ (holts)