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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *haiduz.

Suffix[edit]

*-haidu m

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

Inflection[edit]

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

Derived terms[edit]

Alternative reconstructions[edit]

  • *-haidi

Reconstruction notes[edit]

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

Descendants[edit]