Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/handu

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *handuz.

Noun

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*handu f[1]

  1. hand
  2. a unit of length

Inflection

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u-stem
Singular
Nominative *handu
Genitive *handō
Singular Plural
Nominative *handu *handiwi, *handō
Accusative *handu *handū
Genitive *handō *handiwō
Dative *handiwi, *handō *handum
Instrumental *handu *handum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 287:PWGmc *handu