Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlaiw

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱloy-wo-s, from *ḱley- (“shelter, cover”).

Noun

*hlaiw m

  2. shelter
Inflection
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *hlaiw
Genitive *hlaiwas
Singular Plural
Nominative *hlaiw *hlaiwō, *hlaiwōs
Accusative *hlaiw *hlaiwā
Genitive *hlaiwas *hlaiwō
Dative *hlaiwē *hlaiwum
Instrumental *hlaiwu *hlaiwum
Alternative reconstructions
Descendants
  • Old English: hlēow, hlēo
  • Old Frisian: hlī
  • Old Saxon: hlēo
  • Old High German: hlēo, lēo
  • → Proto-Slavic: *xlěvъ (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hlaiwą.

Noun

*hlaiw n

  2. hill, mound, barrow
  3. burial mound, tomb, grave
Inflection
Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *hlaiw
Genitive *hlaiwas
Singular Plural
Nominative *hlaiw *hlaiwu
Accusative *hlaiw *hlaiwu
Genitive *hlaiwas *hlaiwō
Dative *hlaiwē *hlaiwum
Instrumental *hlaiwu *hlaiwum
Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xliwan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 177
  2. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hlewa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 231
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