Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hunslą

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 *ḱwen- (“holy”) +‎ *-slą. Cognate with Lithuanian šventas (“holy”), Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 (spəṇta, “holy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxun.slɑ̃/

Noun

*hunslą n

1. offering, sacrifice

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hunslą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hunslą	*hunslō
vocative	*hunslą	*hunslō
accusative	*hunslą	*hunslō
genitive	*hunslas, *hunslis	*hunslǫ̂
dative	*hunslai	*hunslamaz
instrumental	*hunslō	*hunslamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hunsl
  • Old English: hūsl, hūsel
    • Middle English: howsil, housel
      • Scots: housil
      • English: housel
• Proto-Norse:
  • Old Norse: hunsl, húsl, ᚺᛟᛋᛚᛁ (ʜᴏsli) (dative singular, Rök stone)
    • Icelandic: húsl, husl
    • Old Swedish: hūsl
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻 (hunsl)