Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/habīniz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *habjaną (“to have, hold”) +‎ *-īniz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑ.βiː.niz/

Noun

*habīniz f

  1. the state of holding, having
  2. something held or had

Inflection

Declension of *habīniz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *habīniz *habīnīz
vocative *habīni *habīnīz
accusative *habīnį *habīninz
genitive *habīnīz *habīnijǫ̂
dative *habīnī *habīnimaz
instrumental *habīnī *habīnimiz

Descendants

  • Old English: hæfen (“property, possession”), hafon, heafen, hefen
    • >? Middle English: haven, have
  • Old Norse: hǫfn (“holding, possession, tenure; foetus; pasture; coat”)
    • Icelandic: höfn (“possession; pasture; foetus”)
    • Faroese: høvn (“pasture”) (in place names)
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: hamn / homn (“pasture; foetus”)
    • Norwegian Bokmål: havn (“pasture”)
    • Swedish: hamn (“pasture”)

References

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