Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hailag
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *hailagaz. Equivalent to *hail + *-g.
Adjective
[edit]*hailag[1]
Inflection
[edit]| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *hailag | ||
| Genitive | *hailagas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *hailag | *hailagu | *hailag |
| Accusative | *hailaganā | *hailagā | *hailag |
| Genitive | *hailagas | *hailageʀā | *hailagas |
| Dative | *hailagumē | *hailageʀē | *hailagumē |
| Instrumental | *hailagu | *hailageʀu | *hailagu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *hailagē | *hailagō | *hailagu |
| Accusative | *hailagā | *hailagā | *hailagu |
| Genitive | *hailageʀō | *hailageʀō | *hailageʀō |
| Dative | *hailagēm, *hailagum | *hailagēm, *hailagum | *hailagēm, *hailagum |
| Instrumental | *hailagēm, *hailagum | *hailagēm, *hailagum | *hailagēm, *hailagum |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: hāliġ, hāleġ, hālæġ, hǣliġ
- Old Frisian: hēlich, hilich, *hālich
- Old Saxon: hēlag
- Old Dutch: heilig
- Old High German: heilag
References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 335: “PWGmc *hailag”