Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōlą

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁l-, *keh₁l- (“to beguile, 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

1. vain speech, flattery
2. 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

• Proto-West Germanic: *hōl
  • Old English: hōl
• Old Norse: hól
  • Icelandic: hól
  • Faroese: hól