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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlaiwaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱloy-wo-s, from *ḱley- (“shelter, cover”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxlɑi̯.wɑz/
Noun
*hlaiwaz m
- shelter
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *hlaiwaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *hlaiwaz | *hlaiwōz, *hlaiwōs | |
| vocative | *hlaiw | *hlaiwōz, *hlaiwōs | |
| accusative | *hlaiwą | *hlaiwanz | |
| genitive | *hlaiwas, *hlaiwis | *hlaiwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *hlaiwai | *hlaiwamaz | |
| instrumental | *hlaiwō | *hlaiwamiz | |
Alternative reconstructions
- *hliwą[1]
- *hlewą[2]
Descendants
- Old English: hlēow, hlēo
- Old Frisian: hlī
- Old Saxon: hlēo
- Old High German: hlēo, lēo
- → Proto-Slavic: *xlěvъ (see there for further descendants)
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*xliwan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 177
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*hlewa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 231