Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/halbǭ

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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

Substantivization of *halbaz (“half”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*halbǭ f[1]

  1. half, side
    Synonym: *halbiþō, *halbō

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *halbǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *halbǭ *halbōniz
vocative *halbǭ *halbōniz
accusative *halbōnų *halbōnunz
genitive *halbōniz *halbōnǫ̂
dative *halbōni *halbōmaz
instrumental *halbōnē *halbōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *halbā
  • Old Norse: halfa

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xalbōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 155
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