Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hēliz
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This Proto-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-Germanic
Etymology
Vṛddhi gerundive of *helaną (“to conceal”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*hēliz
Inflection
Declension of *hēliz (i-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *hēliz | *hēlijai | *hēlī | *hēlijôz | *hēlį, *-jatō | *hēlijō |
| accusative | *hēlijanǭ | *hēlijanz | *hēlijǭ | *hēlijōz | *hēlį, *-jatō | *hēlijō |
| genitive | *hēlijas, *hēlīs | *hēlijaizǫ̂ | *hēlijaizōz | *hēlijaizǫ̂ | *hēlijas, *hēlīs | *hēlijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *hēlijammai | *hēlijaimaz | *hēlijaizōi | *hēlijaimaz | *hēlijammai | *hēlijaimaz |
| instrumental | *hēlijanō | *hēlijaimiz | *hēlijaizō | *hēlijaimiz | *hēlijanō | *hēlijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *hēlijô | *hēlijaniz | *hēlijǭ | *hēlijōniz | *hēlijô | *hēlijōnō |
| accusative | *hēlijanų | *hēlijanunz | *hēlijōnų | *hēlijōnunz | *hēlijô | *hēlijōnō |
| genitive | *hēlīniz | *hēlijanǫ̂ | *hēlijōniz | *hēlijōnǫ̂ | *hēlīniz | *hēlijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *hēlīni | *hēlijammaz | *hēlijōni | *hēlijōmaz | *hēlīni | *hēlijammaz |
| instrumental | *hēlīnē | *hēlijammiz | *hēlijōnē | *hēlijōmiz | *hēlīnē | *hēlijammiz |
Related terms
Descendants
According to Kroonen, the semantic shift "slippery" probably developed from "treacherous".
References
- Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN