Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/halsaberg

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

Possibly a masculine variant of *halsabergu. Alternatively from Proto-Germanic *halsabergaz.

Noun

*halsaberg m

neck-covering armour

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*halsaberg
Genitive	*halsabergas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*halsaberg	halsabergō, halsabergōs
Accusative	*halsaberg	*halsabergā
Genitive	*halsabergas	*halsabergō
Dative	*halsabergē	*halsabergum
Instrumental	*halsabergu	*halsabergum

Descendants

Old Dutch: *halsberg
- Middle Dutch: halsberch
  - Dutch: halsberg
Old High German: halsberg
→ Medieval Latin: alsbergum (see there for further descendants)

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