Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haljō
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *helaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*haljō f
- the netherworld, the underworld, hell
Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *haljō (ō-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *haljō | *haljôz | |
vocative | *haljō | *haljôz | |
accusative | *haljǭ | *haljōz | |
genitive | *haljōz | *haljǫ̂ | |
dative | *haljōi | *haljōmaz | |
instrumental | *haljō | *haljōmiz |
Derived terms
- *haljōwītiją (“hell-punishment, hell-torment”)
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *hallju
- Old Norse: hel
- Icelandic: hel
- Faroese: hel
- Norwegian Nynorsk: hel
- Old Swedish: hæl
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- Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 (halja)