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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/unholþō

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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 Proto-Germanic *unhulþô.

Noun

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*unholþō m

  1. evil spirit
  2. monster, devil

Inflection

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Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *unholþō
Genitive *unhulþini, *unholþan
Singular Plural
Nominative *unholþō *unholþan
Accusative *unholþan *unholþan
Genitive *unhulþini, *unholþan *unholþanō
Dative *unhulþini, *unholþan *unholþum
Instrumental *unhulþini, *unholþan *unholþum

Descendants

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  • Old English: unholda
  • Old Saxon: unholdo
  • Old Dutch: unholdo
  • Old High German: unholdo