Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hals

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Noun[edit]

*hals m

  1. neck, throat

Inflection[edit]

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

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: heals
    • Middle English: hals
      • English: halse, hawse
      • Scots: hause
  • Old Frisian: hals
  • Old Saxon: hals
    • Middle Low German: hals
  • Old Dutch: hals
  • Old High German: hals