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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hauhalīkaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *hauhaz (“high”) +‎ *-līkaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑu̯.xɑ.ˌliː.kɑz/

Adjective

*hauhalīkaz[1]

  1. relatively high

Inflection
Declension of *hauhalīkaz (a-stem)
strong declension
masculine feminine neuter
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative *hauhalīkaz *hauhalīkai *hauhalīkō *hauhalīkôz *hauhalīką, *-at(ō) *hauhalīkō
accusative *hauhalīkanǭ *hauhalīkanz *hauhalīkǭ *hauhalīkōz *hauhalīką, *-at(ō) *hauhalīkō
genitive *hauhalīkas, *hauhalīkis *hauhalīkaizǫ̂ *hauhalīkaizōz *hauhalīkaizǫ̂ *hauhalīkas, *hauhalīkis *hauhalīkaizǫ̂
dative *hauhalīkammai *hauhalīkaimaz *hauhalīkaizōi *hauhalīkaimaz *hauhalīkammai *hauhalīkaimaz
instrumental *hauhalīkanō *hauhalīkaimiz *hauhalīkaizō *hauhalīkaimiz *hauhalīkanō *hauhalīkaimiz
weak declension
masculine feminine neuter
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative *hauhalīkô *hauhalīkaniz *hauhalīkǭ *hauhalīkōniz *hauhalīkô *hauhalīkōnō
accusative *hauhalīkanų *hauhalīkanunz *hauhalīkōnų *hauhalīkōnunz *hauhalīkô *hauhalīkōnō
genitive *hauhalīkiniz *hauhalīkanǫ̂ *hauhalīkōniz *hauhalīkōnǫ̂ *hauhalīkiniz *hauhalīkanǫ̂
dative *hauhalīkini *hauhalīkammaz *hauhalīkōni *hauhalīkōmaz *hauhalīkini *hauhalīkammaz
instrumental *hauhalīkinē *hauhalīkammiz *hauhalīkōnē *hauhalīkōmiz *hauhalīkinē *hauhalīkammiz


Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *hauhalīk
    • Old English: hēaliċ, hēahliċ
      • Middle English: heighlī
    • Old Frisian: hâchlik, hâlik
    • Old High German: hōhlīh
      • Middle High German: hōchlich
  • Old Norse: háligr

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*hauha-līkaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 165
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