Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hals

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 *halsaz.

Noun

*hals m

neck, throat

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hals
Genitive	*halsas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hals	halsō, halsōs
Accusative	*hals	*halsā
Genitive	*halsas	*halsō
Dative	*halsē	*halsum
Instrumental	*halsu	*halsum

Descendants

Old English: heals
- Middle English: hals
  - English: halse, hawse
  - Scots: hause
Old Frisian: hals
- Saterland Frisian: Hoals
- West Frisian: hals
Old Saxon: hals
- Middle Low German: hals
  - German Low German: Hals
  - Plautdietsch: Hauls
Old Dutch: hals
- Middle Dutch: hals
  - Dutch: hals
Old High German: hals
- Middle High German: hals
  - Cimbrian: hals, haltz
  - German: Hals
  - Luxembourgish: Hals
  - Yiddish: האַלדז‎ (haldz)

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