Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hildiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Likely from Pre-Germanic *kelh₂tís, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to hit, strike”). Cognate with Latin clādēs (“destruction”), Ancient Greek κόλος (kólos, “hornless”), Lithuanian kálti (“to strike, forge”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxil.diz/

Noun

*hildiz f

battle, fight

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *hildiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hildiz	*hildīz
vocative	*hildi	*hildīz
accusative	*hildį	*hildinz
genitive	*hildīz	*hildijǫ̂
dative	*hildī	*hildimaz
instrumental	*hildī	*hildimiz

Derived terms

*Brunjōhildiz (Brunhild)
*Ermunahildiz (Imelda}
*Grīmahildiz (Grimhild)
*Grīsahildiz (Griselda)
*Hildiberhtaz (Hilbert)
*Hildibrandaz (Hildebrand)
*Hildigardaz (Hildegard)
*Hildirīks (Hilderic)
*Hlūdahildiz (Clotilde)
*Mahtihildiz (Matilda)

Descendants

Old English: hild
- English: Hilda
Old Saxon: hild, hildi
Old Frankish: *hildija, *hilda; *mahthilda, *Mahthilda
- Old French: Mathilde, Mahaut
  - English: Mathilda, Maud
Old High German: hiltia, hilta
- Middle High German: hilt, hilte (in compounds)
  - German: Hildegard
    - English: Hildegard
Old Norse: hildr, Hildr
- Icelandic: hildur, Hildur
  - Norwegian: Hildur
  - Swedish: Hildur
- Faroese: Hildur
Gothic: 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌳𐍃 (hilds), 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌹- (hildi-) (in personal names)

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