Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hellaną

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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

A verbal formation from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (to call, make noise).[1] The semantic shift from "make noise" > "loud" > "clear, bright" in the High German descendants parallels that of Latin clārus (loud, clear), from the same root.[2]

Pronunciation

Verb

*hellaną

  1. to resound, make a sound

Inflection

See also

Descendants

  • Old English: *hiellan (attested as hieldon (plural past tense) < *hallijaną)
  • Old Dutch: *hellan
  • Old High German: hellan

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “calō, -āre”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 84-5
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “clārus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 117-8