Reconstruction:Old Dutch/hof

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą. Only attested in toponymic compounds.

Noun

*hof n

  1. court, farmstead

Inflection

Declension of *hof (neuter a-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *hof *hof
accusative *hof *hof
genitive *hoves *hovo
dative *hove *hovon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: hof
    • Dutch: hof
      • Afrikaans: hof
      • Negerhollands: hofje, hofi, hoffie (from the diminutive)
      • → Papiamentu: hòfi, hoffie (from the diminutive)
    • Limburgish: haof, hoof
    • → Scots: howf, hauf, houf, houff, houffe, hooff, howff

Further reading

  • “hof”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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