Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hulą

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 *hulaz (“hollow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxu.lɑ̃/

Noun

*hulą n

1. a hollow; depression; hole

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hulą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hulą	*hulō
vocative	*hulą	*hulō
accusative	*hulą	*hulō
genitive	*hulas, *hulis	*hulǫ̂
dative	*hulai	*hulamaz
instrumental	*hulō	*hulamiz

Derived terms

• *hulōną

Related terms

• *hulǭ (“depression, hollow”)
  • Old Norse: hola
    • Icelandic: hola
    • Faroese: hola

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hol
  • Old English: hol
    • Middle English: hol, hole, hool
      • Scots: hol, holl, hole
      • English: hole
  • Old Frisian: hol
    • North Frisian: hol
    • Saterland Frisian: Hol
    • West Frisian: hoale m or f
  • Old Saxon: *hol
    • Middle Low German: hol
      • Low German: Holl
  • Old Dutch: *hol
    • Middle Dutch: hol
      • Dutch: hol
  • Old High German: hol
    • Middle High German: hol
  • → Walloon: hol (possibly from Norse)
  • →? Norman: houle (unless from Old Norse hol)
    • Middle French: houle
      • French: houle
• Old Norse: hol, hul
  • Icelandic: hol
  • Faroese: hol
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hòl
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: hol
  • Old Swedish: hul, hol
    • Swedish: hål
  • Danish: hul
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hull
  • → Norman: houle
    • → French: houle
• ⇒ Gothic: 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹 (hulundi)