Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haliþō barnu

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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

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Etymology

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From *haliþ "hero" + *barn "children." Has a possible analog in Old Norse hǫlda synir.

Noun

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*haliþō barnu n pl

  1. "sons of heroes"

Descendants

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  • Old English: hæleþa bearn
  • Old Saxon: helithō barn