Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hallō

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

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱolnó-, *ḱelnó- (“room”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱol-, *ḱel- (“to hide, cover, conceal, protect”). Cognate with Latin cella (“room, cell”), Sanskrit शाला (śā́lā, “house, mansion, hall”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxal.lɔː/

Noun

*hallō f

hall

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *hallō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hallō	*hallôz
vocative	*hallō	*hallôz
accusative	*hallǭ	*hallōz
genitive	*hallōz	*hallǫ̂
dative	*hallōi	*hallōmaz
instrumental	*hallō	*hallōmiz

Related terms

Descendants

Old English: heall
- Middle English: halle, hal, haule
  - English: hall
  - Scots: hall, haw
Old Frisian: *hall, *hell
- Saterland Frisian: Halle
- West Frisian: hille
Old Saxon: halla
- Middle Low German: halle
  - Low German: Hall
Frankish: *halla
- Old Dutch: *halla
  - Middle Dutch: halle
    - Dutch: hal
- → Medieval Latin: halla, haulla, hala (see there for further descendants)
Old High German: halla
- Middle High German: halle
  - German: Halle
  - Luxembourgish: Hal
  - → Italian: alla
Old Norse: hǫll
- Icelandic: höll
- Faroese: høll
- Norwegian: hall
- Old Swedish: hal
  - Swedish: hall
- Danish: hal

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