Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/huþô

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew(H)- (“to cover, hide”).

Noun

*huþô m

1. testicle

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *huþô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*huþô	*huþaniz
vocative	*huþô	*huþaniz
accusative	*huþanų	*huþanunz
genitive	*huþiniz	*huþanǫ̂
dative	*huþini	*huþammaz
instrumental	*huþinē	*huþammiz

Related terms

• *hūdiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hoþō
  • Old Frisian: hotha, (plural) hothan
  • Old Saxon: *hotho
    • Middle Low German: hōde
  • Old Dutch: *hotho
    • Middle Dutch: hōde
      • Dutch: hode
  • Old High German: hodo, hōdo (length implies *hauþ-)
    • Middle High German: hōde
      • German: Hode, Hoden