Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haljawītiją

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 *haljō (“hell, underworld”) +‎ *wītiją (“punishment”)

Noun

*haljawītiją n

1. eternal punishment, hell-torment

Inflection

Declension of *haljawītiją (neuter ja-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*haljawītiją	*haljawītijō
vocative	*haljawītiją	*haljawītijō
accusative	*haljawītiją	*haljawītijō
genitive	*haljawītijas, *haljawītīs	*haljawītijǫ̂
dative	*haljawītijai	*haljawītijamaz
instrumental	*haljawītijō	*haljawītijamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *halljawītī
  • Old English: hellewite
    • Middle English: hellewite, helle wite
  • Old Saxon: helliwīti
  • Old High German: helliwīzī, hellawīzī
    • Middle High German: hellewīze f or n
• Old Norse: helvíti (calque?)
  • Icelandic: helvíti
  • Faroese: helviti
  • Norwegian: helvete
  • Swedish: helvete
  • Danish: helvede