Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hulliz

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 *kl̥Hnís (“hill”), from the root *kelH-. Compare Proto-Italic *kolnis > Latin collis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxul.liz/

Noun

*hulliz m

(West Germanic) hill

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *hulliz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hulliz	*hullīz
vocative	*hulli	*hullīz
accusative	*hullį	*hullinz
genitive	*hullīz	*hullijǫ̂
dative	*hullī	*hullimaz
instrumental	*hullī	*hullimiz

Related terms

*halluz

Descendants

Old English: hyll
- Middle English: hil, hyl, hille, hylle, hul, hulle, helle
  - English: hill
  - Scots: hill, hull
  - Yola: hele, hile, hill
Old Frisian: *hell, *hel; holla
- West Frisian: hel
Old Saxon: *hull, *hul
- Middle Low German: hull
Old Dutch: hil (coastal, Ingvaeonic); *hul (elsewhere)
- Middle Dutch: hil, hille; hul
  - Dutch: hil; hul

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