Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/huldą

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 Proto-Indo-European *kol-, whence also Proto-Celtic *kolannis (whence Welsh celain, Irish colainn)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxul.dɑ̃/

Noun

*huldą n

1. corpse, carcass

   Synonym: *līkahamô

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *huldą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*huldą	*huldō
vocative	*huldą	*huldō
accusative	*huldą	*huldō
genitive	*huldas, *huldis	*huldǫ̂
dative	*huldai	*huldamaz
instrumental	*huldō	*huldamiz

Descendants

• Old English: hold
• Proto-Norse: *ᚺᛟᛚᛞᚨ (*holda), *ᚺᚢᛚᛞᚨ (*hulda)
  • Old Norse: hold
    • Icelandic: hold
  • Old Swedish: huld
    • Swedish: hull