Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hulistrą

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

Alternative forms

• *hulastrą

Etymology

From *huljaną +‎ *-strą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxu.li.strɑ̃/

Noun

*hulistrą n

1. covering; hull; sheath

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hulistrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hulistrą	*hulistrō
vocative	*hulistrą	*hulistrō
accusative	*hulistrą	*hulistrō
genitive	*hulistras, *hulistris	*hulistrǫ̂
dative	*hulistrai	*hulistramaz
instrumental	*hulistrō	*hulistramiz

Related terms

• *helaną

Descendants

• Old English: heolstor
  • Middle English: hulster
    • English: hulster, holster (“hiding-place”) (dialectal)
• Old Saxon: *holster
  • Middle Low German: holster
    • Low German: Holster
      • → German: Holster
      • → Dutch: holster
        • → Scots: holster, hulster
        • → English: holster
    • → Old Norse: holstr
      • Icelandic: hulstur
      • Swedish: hölster
      • Old Danish: hulster
        • Danish: hylster
          • Norwegian Bokmål: hylster
            • → Norwegian Nynorsk: hylster
• Frankish: *hulistar
  • → Latin: hulcitra
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂 (hulistr)