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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-haidu

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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 *haiduz.

    Suffix

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    *-haidu m

    1. -hood. Forms nouns denoting the condition or quality from nouns and adjectives.

    Reconstruction notes

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    Rebuilt in Continental West Germanic as a feminine i-stem.

    Inflection

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    u-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *-haidu
    Genitive *-haidō
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *-haidu *-haidiwi, *-haidō
    Accusative *-haidu *-haidū
    Genitive *-haidō *-haidiwō
    Dative *-haidiwi, *-haidō *-haidum
    Instrumental *-haidu *-haidum

    Alternative reconstructions

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    • *-haidi

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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