Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hailagamānōþ
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Proto-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *hailag (“holy”) + *mānōþ (“month”).
Noun[edit]
*hailagamānōþ m
- month of the Germanic calendar, correspondence varies.
Inflection[edit]
| Consonant stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *hailagamānōþ | |
| Genitive | *hailagamānōþi | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hailagamānōþ | *hailagamānōþi |
| Accusative | *hailagamānōþu | *hailagamānōþi |
| Genitive | *hailagamānōþi | *hailagamānōþō |
| Dative | *hailagamānōþi | *hailagamānōþum |
| Instrumental | *hailagamānōþi | *hailagamānōþum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: hāligmōnaþ (“September”)
- Old Saxon: hēlagmānuth (“September”)
- Old Dutch: heilmānōth (“December”)
- Old High German: hailagmānod (“December”) heilīgmānōd, heilīgenmānōd
- German: Heiligmonat (obsolete)