Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōlą

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 *kēl-, *ḱēl- (“invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole, deceive”). Cognate with Latin calvor (“deceive, plot against”), calumnia (“false accusation, deceit, defamation”), Russian хвала́ (xvalá, “praise, laud”), Ancient Greek κηλέω (kēléō, “to charm, bewitch, beguile, appease”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxɔː.lɑ̃/

Noun

*hōlą n

Vain speech, flattery
Vain speech, slander

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hōlą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hōlą	*hōlō
vocative	*hōlą	*hōlō
accusative	*hōlą	*hōlō
genitive	hōlas, hōlis	*hōlǫ̂
dative	*hōlai	*hōlamaz
instrumental	*hōlō	*hōlamiz

Derived terms

*hōlijaną
*hōlōną

Descendants

Old English: hōl
Norwegian: hól
- Icelandic: hól
- Faroese: hól