Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hildiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Likely from Pre-Germanic *kelh₂tís, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to hit, strike”). Cognate with Latin clādēs (“destruction”), Ancient Greek κόλος (kólos, “hornless”), Lithuanian kálti (“to strike, forge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxil.diz/

Noun

*hildiz f

1. battle, fight

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *hildiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hildiz	*hildīz
vocative	*hildi	*hildīz
accusative	*hildį	*hildinz
genitive	*hildīz	*hildijǫ̂
dative	*hildī	*hildimaz
instrumental	*hildī	*hildimiz

Derived terms

• *Brunjōhildiz (Brunhild)
• *Ermunahildiz (Imelda}
• *Hildirīks (Hilderic)
• *Mahtihildiz (Matilda)

Descendants

• Old English: hild
  • English: Hilda
• Old Saxon: hild, hildi
• Frankish: *hildija, *hilda; *mahthilda, *Mahthilda
  • Old French: Mathilde, Mahaut
    • English: Mathilda, Maud
• Old High German: hiltia, hilta
  • Middle High German: hilt, hilte (in compounds)
    • German: Hildegard
      • English: Hildegard
• Old Norse: hildr, Hildr
  • Icelandic: hildur, Hildur
    • Norwegian: Hildur
    • Swedish: Hildur
  • Faroese: Hildur
• Gothic: *𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌳𐍃 (*hilds), *𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌹- (*hildi-) (in personal names)