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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/helan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *helaną.
Verb
*helan
- to hide, to conceal
Inflection
| Class 4 strong | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *helan | |
| 1st sg. past | *hal | |
| 3rd pl. past | *hālun | |
| Past ptcple | *holan | |
| Infinitive | *helan | |
| Genitive infin. | *helannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *helannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *helannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *helu | *hal |
| 2nd singular | *hiliʀi | *hālī |
| 3rd singular | *hilidi | *hal |
| 1st plural | *helum | *hālum |
| 2nd plural | *hilid | *hālud |
| 3rd plural | *heland | *hālun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *helē | *hālī |
| 2nd singular | *helēs | *hālī |
| 3rd singular | *helē | *hālī |
| 1st plural | *helēm | *hālīm |
| 2nd plural | *helēþ | *hālīd |
| 3rd plural | *helēn | *hālīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *hel | |
| Plural | *hilid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *helandī | *holan |
Descendants
- Old English: helan
- Middle English: helen
- Scots: hele, heil
- English: hele
- Middle English: helen
- Old Frisian: hela
- West Frisian: hele
- Old Saxon: helan
- Old Dutch: *helan
- Middle Dutch: hēlen
- Dutch: helen
- Middle Dutch: hēlen
- Old High German: helan
- Middle High German: heln
- German: hehlen
- → Swedish: häla, hälare
- Middle High German: heln