Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/husk

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

Alternative forms

• *hosk

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *huskaz, *huską, from Proto-Indo-European *kewd- (“to be naughty, shout, mock”).

Noun

*husk m or n

1. mockery, scorn, derision

Inflection

Masculine

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*husk(a)
Genitive	*hoskas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*husk(a)	*hoskōs
Accusative	*husk(a)	*hoskā
Genitive	*hoskas	*hoskō
Dative	*huskē	*huskum
Instrumental	*husku	*huskum

Neuter

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*husk(a)
Genitive	*hoskas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*husk(a)	*husku
Accusative	*husk(a)	*husku
Genitive	*hoskas	*hoskō
Dative	*huskē	*huskum
Instrumental	*husku	*huskum

Derived terms

• *huskaword
• *huskijan
• *hoskōn

Descendants

• Old English: husċ, hux, hucs, hucx
  • Middle English: hux
• Old Saxon: hosk
  • Middle Low German: hosch
• Old Dutch: hosk, hosc
• Old High German: hosk, hosc
  • Middle High German: hosche