Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/higurō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kik- (“jay”), or from Proto-Indo-European *k(r)ikr-, from the screeching sound that birds make.

Noun

*higurō m

1. jay

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*higurō
Genitive	*higurini, *higuran
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*higurō	*higuran
Accusative	*higuran	*higuran
Genitive	*higurini, *higuran	*higuranō
Dative	*higurini, *higuran	*higurum
Instrumental	*higurini, *higuran	*higurum

Alternative reconstructions

• *higurā f

Related terms

• *hāharō m
  • Old High German: *hāharo
    • Middle High German: hāhære, hāher
      • German: Haher (archaic)
• *hehar m
  • Old High German: hehar m; hehara, hēra f
    • Middle High German: heher m or f
      • German: Häher m

Descendants

• Old English: higera; higere, higre f
  • Middle English: heghwalle, hygh-whele, eywal (partially, contributing the first component)
    • English: (dialectal) haihow, heighaw, high hoe, haho (“woodpecker”)
• Old Frisian: *higera, *hegera
  • ⇒? Saterland Frisian: Häägakster
• Old Saxon: *higuro; higura f
  • Middle Low German: hēger, heiger, hegger m
    • German Low German: Heger m
• Old Dutch: *higaro
  • Middle Dutch: heeger, heiger, eiger
    • Dutch: heiger
• Old High German: *hegaro, *hegar
  • Middle High German: heger m

See also

• *hraigrō