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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hailisōną

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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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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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From *hailaz (hail, healthy) +‎ *-isōną (denominal suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑi̯.li.sɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*hailisōną

  1. to greet; salute
  2. to inquire; beseech

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*haila-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 200:*hail-sō(ja)n-