Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hauh

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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 *hauhaz.

Adjective

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*hauh (comparative *hauhiʀō, superlative *hauhist)[1]

  1. high

Inflection

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a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *hauh
Genitive *hauhas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hauh *hauhu *hauh
Accusative *hauhanā *hauhā *hauh
Genitive *hauhas *hauheʀā *hauhas
Dative *hauhumē *hauheʀē *hauhumē
Instrumental *hauhu *hauheʀu *hauhu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hauhē *hauhō *hauhu
Accusative *hauhā *hauhā *hauhu
Genitive *hauheʀō *hauheʀō *hauheʀō
Dative *hauhēm, *hauhum *hauhēm, *hauhum *hauhēm, *hauhum
Instrumental *hauhēm, *hauhum *hauhēm, *hauhum *hauhēm, *hauhum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 315:PWGmc *hauh