Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/heltǭ

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to hit; beat”) + *-ō(n), see Proto-Germanic *-ǭ. Equivalent to *heltą +‎ *-ǭ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxel.tɔ̃ː/

Noun

*heltǭ f

1. handle; hilt

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *heltǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*heltǭ	*heltōniz
vocative	*heltǭ	*heltōniz
accusative	*heltōnų	*heltōnunz
genitive	*heltōniz	*heltōnǫ̂
dative	*heltōni	*heltōmaz
instrumental	*heltōnē	*heltōmiz

Related terms

• *heltą
• *heltō
• *hiltijō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hiltā
  • Old English: hilte f
    • Middle English: hilte
  • Old High German: helza f
    • → Italian: elsa f