Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hals

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Noun

*hals m

1. neck, throat

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hals, *halsa
Genitive	*halsas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hals, *halsa	*halsōs
Accusative	*hals, *halsa	*halsā
Genitive	*halsas	*halsō
Dative	*halsē	*halsum
Instrumental	*halsu	*halsum

Derived terms

• *halsijan
• *halsōn

Descendants

• Old English: heals
  • Middle English: hals
    • English: halse, hawse
    • Scots: hause
• Old Frisian: hals
  • Saterland Frisian: Hoals
  • West Frisian: hals
• Old Saxon: hals
  • Middle Low German: hals
    • German Low German: Hals
    • Plautdietsch: Hauls
• Old Dutch: hals
  • Middle Dutch: hals
    • Dutch: hals
• Old High German: hals
  • Middle High German: hals
    • Cimbrian: hals, haltz (Sette Comuni)
    • German: Hals
    • Luxembourgish: Hals
    • Yiddish: האַלדז (haldz)