Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hulþī

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 *hulþį̄. Equivalent to *holþ (“gracious”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix). Cognate with Old Norse hylli (“favour”).^[1]

Noun

*hulþī f

favor, grace

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hulþī
Genitive	*hulþīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hulþī	—
Accusative	*hulþīn	—
Genitive	*hulþīn	—
Dative	*hulþīn	—
Instrumental	*hulþīn	—

Descendants

Old English: hyldu, heldu, hyldo
Old Frisian: helde, hulde
Old Saxon: huldi
- Middle Low German: hülde, hulde
Old Dutch: huldi
- Middle Dutch: hulde
  - Dutch: hulde
Old High German: huldī, huldhi, hulldi
- Middle High German: hulde, hülde
  - German: Huld
  - → Old Czech: hold
    - Czech: hold
    - → Polish: hołd

References

^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*halþa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 205-6

[1] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*halþa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 205-6

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