Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᛉ

This Proto-Norse 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-Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hlewaz ("fame"), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos ("fame").

Noun

*ᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᛉ (*hlewaʀ) (m)

1. fame

Derived terms

• ᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ ("fame guest")

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Perhaps related to Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-; related words include Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍂𐍃 (hlūtrs) and Latin cluō (“cleanse; purge”), or derived from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz (“shelter”), itself ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to shelter, cover”).

Proper noun

*ᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᛉ (*Hlēwaʀ) (m)

1. A giant
2. A personification of the sea in Norse mythology

Descendants

• Old Norse: Hlér
  • Icelandic: Hlér
• →? Finnish: Kaleva