Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hallju

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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

From Proto-Germanic *haljō.

Noun

*hallju f

  1. the netherworld, the underworld, hell

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *hallju
Genitive *halljā
Singular Plural
Nominative *hallju *halljō
Accusative *halljā *halljā
Genitive *halljā *halljō
Dative *halljē *halljōm, *halljum
Instrumental *hallju *halljōm, *halljum

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52:PWGmc *[halʲlʲu]