Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hallju

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haljō.

Noun

*hallju f

1. the netherworld, the underworld, hell

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hallju
Genitive	*halljā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hallju	*halljō
Accusative	*halljā	*halljā
Genitive	*halljā	*halljō
Dative	*halljē	*halljōm, *halljum
Instrumental	*hallju	*halljōm, *halljum

Descendants

• Old English: hell, hel
  • Middle English: helle, hel, hell, hælle
    • English: hell, Hell
    • Scots: hell, Hell
• Old Frisian: helle, hille
  • North Frisian: helle, hille, hel
  • Saterland Frisian: Hälle
  • West Frisian: hel
• Old Saxon: hel, hellja, hellia
  • Middle Low German: helle
    • German Low German: Helle, Hölle, Hell, Höll
    • Westphalian:

      Sauerländisch: Helle

      Westmünsterländisch: Helle f, Hell m

    • Plautdietsch: Hal
• Old Dutch: hella
  • Middle Dutch: helle
    • Dutch: hel
      • Afrikaans: hel
    • Limburgish: hel
• Old High German: hellia, hella
  • Middle High German: helle
    • Alemannic German: Hell
    • Cimbrian: hélla
    • German: Helle, Hölle
    • Luxembourgish: Häll
    • Rhine Franconian:

      Pennsylvania German: Hell