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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hailagaz

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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

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Etymology

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From *hailaz (hale, healthy) +‎ *-gaz (-y, adjectival suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑi̯.lɑ.ɣɑz/

Adjective

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*hailagaz

  1. holy, sacred

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xailaʒaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 151