Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlid

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 *hlidą.

Noun

*hlid n

lid, cover

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hlid
Genitive	*hlidas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hlid	*hlidu
Accusative	*hlid	*hlidu
Genitive	*hlidas	*hlidō
Dative	*hlidē	*hlidum
Instrumental	*hlidu	*hlidum

Derived terms

*hlidōn

Related terms

*hlīdan

Descendants

Old English: hlid
- Middle English: lid
  - English: lid
  - Scots: lid
Old Frisian: *hlid
- Saterland Frisian: Lid
- West Frisian: lid
Old Saxon: hlid
- Middle Low German: lit, let, lēt
  - German Low German: Lidd
  - ⇒ Middle Low German: lēdeken
Old Dutch: *hlid, *lid
- Middle Dutch: lit (rare)
  - Dutch: lid (rare)
Old High German: hlit, lit, lid
- Middle High German: lit
  - German: Lid