Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hildiz

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

Likely from Pre-Germanic *kelh₂tís, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to hit, strike”). Cognate with Latin clādēs (“destruction”), Ancient Greek κόλος (kólos, “hornless”), Lithuanian kálti (“to strike, forge”), Russian колоть (kolotʹ, “to prick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxil.diz/

Noun

*hildiz f

1. battle, fight

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *hildiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hildiz	*hildīz
vocative	*hildi	*hildīz
accusative	*hildį	*hildinz
genitive	*hildīz	*hildijǫ̂
dative	*hildī	*hildimaz
instrumental	*hildī	*hildimiz

Synonyms

• *badwō
• *gunþiz
• *haþuz
• *wīgą

Derived terms

• *Badwōhildiz
• *Brunjōhildiz
• *Ermunahildiz
• *Hlūdahildiz
• *Mahtihildiz
• *Hildirīks

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hildi
  • Old English: hild
  • Old Saxon: hild, hildi
  • Old High German: hilt, hild, hilta, hiltia
  • →⇒ Latin: Baudihillia, Boudihillia (theonym) (a mix of Celtic and Germanic elements; this word compounded with Proto-Celtic *boudi (“victory”))
• Old Norse: hildr, Hildr
  • Icelandic: hildur, Hildur
    • → Norwegian: Hildur
    • → Swedish: Hildur
  • Faroese: Hildur
• Gothic: *𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌳𐍃 (*hilds), *𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌹- (*hildi-) (in personal names)
• Vandalic: *hildi- (in personal names)