Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/halm

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 *halmaz.

Noun

*halm m

halm, stem, stalk
straw, hay

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*halm
Genitive	*halmas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*halm	halmō, halmōs
Accusative	*halm	*halmā
Genitive	*halmas	*halmō
Dative	*halmē	*halmum
Instrumental	*halmu	*halmum

Descendants

Old English: healm n, halm
- Middle English: healm, halm, helm, holm
  - English: halm, haulm
  - Scots: haulm
Old Frisian: *halm
- Saterland Frisian: Hoolm
- West Frisian: haal
Old Saxon: halm
- Middle Low German: halm
  - German Low German: Halm
Old Dutch: *halm
- Middle Dutch: halm
  - Dutch: halm
Old High German: halm
- Middle High German: halm, halme, helm
  - German: Halm
  - Luxembourgish: Hallem

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