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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/helaną

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 *ḱéleti, from *ḱel- (to cover). Cognate with Latin cēlō (hide, cover, conceal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxe.lɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*helaną[1][2][3]

  1. to hide, to conceal

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *bihelaną
  • *helstrą

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *helan
    • Old English: helan, hœ̄lan
      • Middle English: helen, helien (merger with helian)
    • Old Frisian: hela
    • Old Saxon: helan
    • Old Dutch: *helan
    • Old High German: helan

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*helan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 218
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xelanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 168
  3. Seebold, Elmar (1970) “HEL-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 252
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