Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/halōn
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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
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, cry, summon”).
Verb
*halōn[1]
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *halōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *halōdā | |
| Infinitive | *halōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *halōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *halōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *halōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *halō | *halōdā |
| 2nd singular | *halōs | *halōdēs, *halōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *halōþ | *halōdē, *halōdā |
| 1st plural | *halōm | *halōdum |
| 2nd plural | *halōþ | *halōdud |
| 3rd plural | *halōnþ | *halōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *halō | *halōdī |
| 2nd singular | *halōs | *halōdī |
| 3rd singular | *halō | *halōdī |
| 1st plural | *halōm | *halōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *halōþ | *halōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *halōn | *halōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *halō | |
| Plural | *halōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *halōndī | *halōd |
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: *halian
- Old Frisian: halia
- Old Saxon: halōn, haloian
- Old Dutch: *halon
- Old High German: halōn
- Middle High German: haln
- → Old French: haler
References
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “holen”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 314: “wg. *hal-ō-”