Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hulliz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *kl̥Hnís (“hill”), from the root *kelH-. Compare Proto-Italic *kolnis > Latin collis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxul.liz/

Noun

*hulliz m

1. (West Germanic) hill

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *hulliz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hulliz	*hullīz
vocative	*hulli	*hullīz
accusative	*hullį	*hullinz
genitive	*hullīz	*hullijǫ̂
dative	*hullī	*hullimaz
instrumental	*hullī	*hullimiz

Related terms

• *halluz

Descendants

• Old English: hyll
  • Middle English: hil, hyl, hille, hylle, hul, hulle, helle
    • English: hill
    • Scots: hill, hull
    • Yola: hele, hile, hill
• Old Frisian: *hell, *hel; holla
  • West Frisian: hel
• Old Saxon: *hull, *hul
  • Middle Low German: hull
• Old Dutch: hil (coastal, Ingvaeonic); *hul (elsewhere)
  • Middle Dutch: hil, hille; hul
    • Dutch: hil; hul