Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/heltą

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 *kel- (“to hit; beat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxel.tɑ̃/

Noun

*heltą n

1. handle; hilt

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *heltą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*heltą	*heltō
vocative	*heltą	*heltō
accusative	*heltą	*heltō
genitive	*heltas, *hiltis	*heltǫ̂
dative	*heltai	*heltamaz
instrumental	*heltō	*heltamiz

Related terms

• *heltō
• *heltǭ
• *hiltijō

Descendants

• Old English: hilt m
  • Middle English: hilte, hilt, hylt, hylte, hilta, hult, hulte, helte, heolte
    • English: hilt
    • Scots: hilt
• Old High German: hilza, helza
• Old Norse: hjalt n
  • Old West Norse:
    • Icelandic: hjalt
    • Faroese: hjalt
    • Norwegian: hjalt
    • → Swedish: hjalt
  • Old East Norse:
    • Old Swedish: hiælt, hælt
    • Danish: hjalte
• → Italian: elsa f (< *heltō)