Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hailagamānōþ
Proto-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *hailag (“holy”) + *mānōþ (“month”).
Noun
[edit]*hailagamānōþ m
- month of the Germanic calendar, correspondence varies.
Inflection
[edit]| Consonant stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *hailagamānōþ | |
| Genitive | *hailagamānōþi | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hailagamānōþ | *hailagamānōþi |
| Accusative | *hailagamānōþu | *hailagamānōþi |
| Genitive | *hailagamānōþi | *hailagamānōþō |
| Dative | *hailagamānōþi | *hailagamānōþum |
| Instrumental | *hailagamānōþi | *hailagamānōþum |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: hāligmōnaþ (“September”)
- Old Saxon: hēlagmānuth (“September”)
- Old Dutch: heilmānōth (“December”)
- Old High German: hailagmānod (“December”) heilīgmānōd, heilīgenmānōd
- German: Heiligmonat (obsolete)