Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hait

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *haitaz.

Adjective

*hait

2. hot

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*hait
Genitive	*haitas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*hait	*haitu	*hait
Accusative	*haitanā	*haitā	*hait
Genitive	*haitas	*haiteʀā	*haitas
Dative	*haitumē	*haiteʀē	*haitumē
Instrumental	*haitu	*haiteʀu	*haitu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*haitē	*haitō	*haitu
Accusative	*haitā	*haitā	*haitu
Genitive	*haiteʀō	*haiteʀō	*haiteʀō
Dative	*haitēm, *haitum	*haitēm, *haitum	*haitēm, *haitum
Instrumental	*haitēm, *haitum	*haitēm, *haitum	*haitēm, *haitum

Related terms

• *haitan

Descendants

• Old English: hāt
  • Middle English: hot, hote, hoot, hoote, hoth, whote; hate, hatte
    • English: hot
    • Geordie English: het
    • Scots: hat, hait, hate
    • Yola: hoat, hote, hoate
• Old Frisian: hēt
  • North Frisian: hiet
  • Saterland Frisian: heet
  • West Frisian: hjit, hyt
• Old Saxon: hēt
  • Middle Low German: hêt
    • German Low German: heet
    • Low German: heet, hitt
• Old Dutch: heit, *hēt
  • Middle Dutch: heet
    • Dutch: heet, heit
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: hete
      • Jersey Dutch: heît
      • Negerhollands: heet
• Old High German: heiz
  • Middle High German: heiz
    • Bavarian: hoaß
    • Central Franconian: heeß, hääß, heiß
    • East Central German: heeß
    • German: heiß, heiss
    • Hunsrik: heis
    • Yiddish: הייס (heys)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *haitą.

Noun

*hait n

2. promise

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hait
Genitive	*haitas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hait	*haitu
Accusative	*hait	*haitu
Genitive	*haitas	*haitō
Dative	*haitē	*haitum
Instrumental	*haitu	*haitum

Related terms

• *haitan

Descendants

• Old English: hāt
  • English: hote, hot, hate, hat