Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hailiþu

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 *hailiþō. Equivalent to *hail (“healthy, whole”) +‎ *-iþu (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*hailiþu f

wholeness, health

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hailiþu
Genitive	*hailiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hailiþu	*hailiþō
Accusative	*hailiþā	*hailiþā
Genitive	*hailiþā	*hailiþō
Dative	*hailiþē	hailiþōm, hailiþum
Instrumental	*hailiþu	hailiþōm, hailiþum

Descendants

Old English: hǣlþ
- Middle English: helthe, elþ, elþe, healethe, heleth, helth, helþe, hilþe; helte
  - English: health
  - Scots: helth, halth
Old High German: heilida

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