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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlaiw

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlaiwą.

Noun

*hlaiw m

  1. hill, mound, barrow
  2. burial mound, tomb, grave

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

Descendants
  • Old English: hlǣw, hlāw
    • English: low, law
    • Scots: law
  • Old Saxon: hlēo
  • Old Dutch: *lēo (in placenames)
    • Middle Dutch: -lewe (in placenames)
  • Old High German: hlēo, lēo
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