Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlīdō

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 *ḱleytéh₂ (“something leaned, inclined”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxliː.ðɔː/

Noun

*hlīdō f

1. slope, incline

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *hlīdō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hlīdō	*hlīdôz
vocative	*hlīdō	*hlīdôz
accusative	*hlīdǭ	*hlīdōz
genitive	*hlīdōz	*hlīdǫ̂
dative	*hlīdōi	*hlīdōmaz
instrumental	*hlīdō	*hlīdōmiz

Related terms

• *hliþą
• *hliþō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hlīdu
  • Old Saxon: *hlīda
    • Middle Low German: *lîd, *lît
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: lîtkōp
  • Old Dutch: *hlīda
    • Middle Dutch: lijde
  • Old High German: hlīta, līta
    • Middle High German: līte
      • German: Leite
• Old Norse: hlíð
  • Icelandic: hlíð
  • Faroese: líð
  • Norwegian Bokmål: li
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: li
  • Old Swedish: līþ
    • Swedish: lid, li
  • Old Danish: liidh
    • Danish: li, lid, lide