Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlidą

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 Proto-Indo-European *ḱlitóm (“that which is covered”), from the adjective *ḱlitós (“covered”), from the root *ḱley- (“to shelter, cover”).

Noun

*hlidą n

lid, cover

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hlidą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hlidą	*hlidō
vocative	*hlidą	*hlidō
accusative	*hlidą	*hlidō
genitive	hlidas, hlidis	*hlidǫ̂
dative	*hlidai	*hlidamaz
instrumental	*hlidō	*hlidamiz

Derived terms

*gahliþą

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *hlid
- Old English: hlid
  - Middle English: lid
    - English: lid
- Old Frisian: *hlid
  - Saterland Frisian: Lid
- Old Dutch: *lid
  - Middle Dutch: lit (rare)
    - Dutch: lid (rare)
- Old High German: hlit
Old Norse: hlið
- Icelandic: hlið

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