Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlaiwą

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

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From Proto-Indo-European *ḱloy-wo-m, from *ḱley- (“to lean; slope”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxlɑi̯.wɑ̃/

Noun

*hlaiwą n

1. hill, mound, barrow
2. burial mound, tomb, grave

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hlaiwą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hlaiwą	*hlaiwō
vocative	*hlaiwą	*hlaiwō
accusative	*hlaiwą	*hlaiwō
genitive	*hlaiwas, *hlaiwis	*hlaiwǫ̂
dative	*hlaiwai	*hlaiwamaz
instrumental	*hlaiwō	*hlaiwamiz

Descendants

• Old English: hlǣw, hlāw
  • Middle English: lawe, lowe
    • English: low, law, -low, -slow
    • Scots: law
  • ⇒ English: Lewes (placename)
• Proto-Norse: ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ (hlaiwa)
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅 (hlaiw)