Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/habulō

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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *káp-wl̥, from *kap- (“to seize, hold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑ.βu.lɔːː/

Noun

*habulō m

1. head

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *habulō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*habulō	*habulôz
vocative	*habulō	*habulôz
accusative	*habulǭ	*habulōz
genitive	*habulōz	*habulǫ̂
dative	*habulōi	*habulōmaz
instrumental	*habulō	*habulōmiz

Descendants

• Old English: hafela, hafala, heafola, heafela, hafola
• Old Frisian: heila, holla
  • North Frisian: hel
  • West Frisian: holle