Early Hick Lexicon — Architecture

Entries in the Architecture semantic field.

bel /bel/

mouth, opening (noun) [Body Parts, Maritime Terms, Architecture]

Proto-Hick *belu

Basic term for mouth/opening

branlir /bran.lir/

watchtower (noun) [Architecture, Military]

Proto-Hick *bran-lir

Military architecture term

iskel /is.kel/

window (noun) [Architecture, Basic Terms]

Basic architectural term

iskelai /is.ke.lai/

window condensation (noun) [Architecture, Weather Terms]

Shows compound formation with water term

wesp /wesp/

cellar, basement, lower enclosed space (noun) — Lexicalized relic; productive case use normally appears as -esp [Architecture, Dwelling Terms, Spatial Terms]

Proto-Hick *wesu pu

Lexical bridge between wes "cover, enclose" and the productive subessive -esp. Probably first meant an enclosed hole or burrow-dwelling, broadened under Maritime Hick influence to enclosed lower spaces such as ship holds, then generalized in Early Hick to cellars, basements, and similar lower enclosed spaces.