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GD 1051 HOLLEN
H 0465 ל ו ח
Concept of root : to move
fast on feet
Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ל ו ח
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ghol
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to
dance
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Related English words
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none
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ל ו ח
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ghol
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to dance
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gh . l
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Dutch
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hollen
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hollen
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to trot, run
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h . l
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Proto-Semitic *GHOL --- *HŎL- Dutch
In Hebrew the letter Waw can express either a consonant (mostly W, also V ) or a vowel (mostly O , also U ). When it is found in the middle position of three, as in this case, two developments are frequent . One is that the Waw is pronounced as O, like "GHOL". The other is that the Waw is pronounced as a consonant and that vowels are inserted for a proper pronunciation, such as "GHAWAL".
Regarding this entry, the pronunciation "GHOL" is the one we find in some dialects for the Dutch word "hollen". This verb was also present in Middle Dutch but seems not to be found in other Germanic languages . Therefore a hypothesis for Proto-Germanic can not be made.
Note:
- Hebrew . Upon comparing the roots GH.O.L of this entry with "H.L.KH" in number GD 1050 (Hebrew 0400), one might in harmony with common developments in the Hebrew language, suppose an original root "*H.W.L" or perhaps better spelled "H.O.L." , carrying a meaning of movement on one's feet. By intensifying the initial consonant "H", making a Ghet" out of it, an increasing intensiveness can be expressed. By instead of this adding a third consonant K, pronounced KH at the end of a word, the movement takes a specific direction .
This is still hypothetical, but it seems the way many languages develop, and certainly Hebrew has developed .
Note:
- Hebrew has also a newer version "ח י ל , GH Y L" , in which the letter Waw has become a Yod, maintaining the same meaning of "to dance", but not the other meanings of the older version with the Waw, such as "to fall (upon)" and "to occur".
Note:
- Proto-Semitic This Hebrew root is also seen in Aramaic "ח ו ל , ghol" and "ח י י ל, ghayyèl". Arabic "ghala = to whirl, turn" and Ugaritic used the same root . Probably it was already present in Proto-Semitic "*ח ו ל , GH W L". We presume a pronunciation with a vowel " O " existed.
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Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 28/10/2012 at 13.03.39 |
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