Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/holt

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hultą.

Noun

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*holt n[1]

  1. woods, forest
    Synonyms: *furhiþi, *hursti, *walþu, *widu
  2. wood
    Synonyms: *treu, *widu

Inflection

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Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *holt
Genitive *holtas
Singular Plural
Nominative *holt *holtu
Accusative *holt *holtu
Genitive *holtas *holtō
Dative *holtē *holtum
Instrumental *holtu *holtum

Descendants

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  • Old English: holt
    • Middle English: holt
      • English: holt, hoult (obsolete)
      • Scots: holt
  • Old Frisian: holt
    • North Frisian: holt
    • Saterland Frisian: Holt
    • West Frisian: hout
  • Old Saxon: holt
    • Middle Low German: holt
      • German Low German: Holt
      • Plautdietsch: Holt
  • Old Dutch: holt
  • Old High German: holz

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 33:PWGmc *holt