Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hulą

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 *hulaz (“hollow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxu.lɑ̃/

Noun

*hulą n

a hollow; depression; hole

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hulą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hulą	*hulō
vocative	*hulą	*hulō
accusative	*hulą	*hulō
genitive	hulas, hulis	*hulǫ̂
dative	*hulai	*hulamaz
instrumental	*hulō	*hulamiz

Derived terms

*hulōną

Related terms

*hulǭ (“depression, hollow”)
- Old Norse: hola
  - Icelandic: hola
  - Faroese: hola

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *hol
- Old English: hol
  - Middle English: hol, hole, hool
    - Scots: hol, holl, hole
    - English: hole
- Old Frisian: hol
  - North Frisian: hol
  - Saterland Frisian: Hol
  - West Frisian: hoale m or f
- Old Saxon: *hol
  - Middle Low German: hol
    - Low German: Holl
- Old Dutch: *hol
  - Middle Dutch: hol
    - Dutch: hol
- Old High German: hol
  - Middle High German: hol
- → Walloon: hol (possibly from Norse)
- →? Norman: houle (unless from Old Norse hol)
  - Middle French: houle
    - French: houle
Old Norse: hol, hul
- Icelandic: hol
- Faroese: hol
- Norwegian Nynorsk: hòl
  - → Norwegian Bokmål: hol
- Old Swedish: hul, hol
  - Swedish: hål
- Danish: hul
  - Norwegian Bokmål: hull
- → Norman: houle
  - → French: houle
⇒ Gothic: 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹 (hulundi)