Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/huzdą
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain.[1] Possibly from pre-Germanic *kudʰ-tó-m, with *-zd- perhaps arising from a special Germanic case of Bartholomae's law (but *-ss- is expected; cf. *(ga)wissiz < *wédʰtis), from Proto-Indo-European *kewdʰ- (“to cover, conceal, hide”) (compare Ancient Greek κεύθω (keúthō, “to cover, hide”), Proto-Brythonic *kʉðɨd (“to hide”) and Proto-Germanic *hūdijaną (“to hide”)) + *-tóm, thus the original meaning would be “that which is concealed or hidden”.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*huzdą n[2]
Inflection
[edit]neuter a-stemDeclension of *huzdą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *huzdą | *huzdō | |
vocative | *huzdą | *huzdō | |
accusative | *huzdą | *huzdō | |
genitive | *huzdas, *huzdis | *huzdǫ̂ | |
dative | *huzdai | *huzdamaz | |
instrumental | *huzdō | *huzdamiz |