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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlaiw

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱloy-wo-s, from *ḱley- (“shelter, cover”).

Noun

*hlaiw m

  1. shelter
Inflection
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *hlaiw
Genitive *hlaiwas
Singular Plural
Nominative *hlaiw *hlaiwō, *hlaiwōs
Accusative *hlaiw *hlaiwā
Genitive *hlaiwas *hlaiwō
Dative *hlaiwē *hlaiwum
Instrumental *hlaiwu *hlaiwum
Alternative reconstructions
Descendants
  • Old English: hlēow, hlēo
  • Old Frisian: hlī
  • Old Saxon: hlēo
  • Old High German: hlēo, lēo
  • → Proto-Slavic: *xlěvъ (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hlaiwą.

Noun

*hlaiw n

  1. hill, mound, barrow
  2. burial mound, tomb, grave
Inflection
Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *hlaiw
Genitive *hlaiwas
Singular Plural
Nominative *hlaiw *hlaiwu
Accusative *hlaiw *hlaiwu
Genitive *hlaiwas *hlaiwō
Dative *hlaiwē *hlaiwum
Instrumental *hlaiwu *hlaiwum
Descendants
  • Old English: hlǣw, hlāw
  • Old Saxon: hlēo
  • Old Dutch: *lēo (in placenames)
    • Middle Dutch: -lewe (in placenames), -leeuw (in placenames)
  • Old High German: hlēo, lēo

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xliwan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 177
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hlewa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 231
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