Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hunslą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (“holy”) +‎ *-slą. Cognate with Lithuanian šventas (“holy”), Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬈𐬥𐬙𐬀‎ (spenta, “holy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxun.slɑ̃/

Noun

*hunslą n

offering, sacrifice

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hunslą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hunslą	*hunslō
vocative	*hunslą	*hunslō
accusative	*hunslą	*hunslō
genitive	hunslas, hunslis	*hunslǫ̂
dative	*hunslai	*hunslamaz
instrumental	*hunslō	*hunslamiz

Descendants

Old English: hūsl, hūsel
- Middle English: howsil, housel
  - Scots: housil
  - English: housel
Old Norse: hunsl, húsl
- Icelandic: húsl, husl
- Old Swedish: hūsl
Gothic: 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻 (hunsl)