Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haþuz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *kéh₃tus (“fight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑ.θuz/

Noun

*haþuz m

1. battle, fight

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *haþuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*haþuz	*haþiwiz
vocative	*haþu	*haþiwiz
accusative	*haþų	*haþunz
genitive	*haþauz	*haþiwǫ̂
dative	*haþiwi	*haþumaz
instrumental	*haþū	*haþumiz

Synonyms

• *gunþiz
• *hildiz
• *wīgą

Derived terms

• *Haþuwīgą (“Hedwig”)
• *Haþuwulfaz
• *Gunþihaþuz (“Gontade”)
• *Wiljahaþuz (“Guillade”)

Descendants

• Old English: heaþu, heaþo-
• Old High German: hadu-
  • German: Hader, hadern
• Proto-Norse: *ᚺᚨᚦᚢᛉ (*haþuʀ)
  • Old Norse: hǫðr