Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hajaz

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 *kéHy-os, from *keHy- (“to be hot”).

Noun

*hajaz n

1. heat

Inflection

Declension of *hajaz (z-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*hajaz	*hajizō
vocative	*hajaz	*hajizō
accusative	*hajaz	*hajizō
genitive	*hajiziz	*hajizǫ̂
dative	*hajizi	*hajizumaz
instrumental	*hajizē	*hajizumiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *haij (“heat”)
  • Old Dutch: *hei
    • Middle Dutch: hei
      • ⇒ Dutch: heiig
  • Old High German: hei
    • ⇒ Old High German: gehei
      • Alemannic German: gehei
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃 (hais, “torch”)