Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/halsabain

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *halsabainą. Equivalent to *hals (“neck”) ‎ *bain (“bone”). Cognate with Old Norse hálsbeina.

Noun

*halsabain n

1. neckbone, cervical

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*halsabain
Genitive	*halsabainas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*halsabain	*halsabainu
Accusative	*halsabain	*halsabainu
Genitive	*halsabainas	*halsabainō
Dative	*halsabainē	*halsabainum
Instrumental	*halsabainu	*halsabainum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *halsbēn
  • Middle Low German: halsbēn
• Old High German: halsbein