Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haukaz
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Substantivization of a variant of *hauhaz (“high”), thus meaning "the high ones", likely in reference to them living on artificial mounds.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*haukaz m
- a member of the Chauci
Inflection
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *haukaz | *haukōz, *haukōs |
| vocative | *hauk | *haukōz, *haukōs |
| accusative | *hauką | *haukanz |
| genitive | *haukas, *haukis | *haukǫ̂ |
| dative | *haukai | *haukamaz |
| instrumental | *haukō | *haukamiz |