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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haþu

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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 *haþuz.

Noun

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*haþu f

  1. battle, fight

Reconstruction notes

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Attested only in compounds within descendant languages.

Inflection

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u-stem
Singular
Nominative *haþu
Genitive *haþō
Singular Plural
Nominative *haþu *haþiwi, *haþō
Accusative *haþu *haþū
Genitive *haþō *haþiwō
Dative *haþiwi, *haþō *haþum
Instrumental *haþu *haþum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: *heaþu
  • Old Saxon: *hathu
  • Old High German: *hadu