Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haftaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ptós (grabbed).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑɸ.tɑz/

Adjective

*haftaz

  1. captive, bound

Inflection

Declension of *haftaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *haftaz *haftō *haftą, -atō *haftai *haftôz *haftō
accusative *haftanǭ *haftǭ *haftą, -atō *haftanz *haftōz *haftō
genitive *haftas, -is *haftaizōz *haftas, -is *haftaizǫ̂ *haftaizǫ̂ *haftaizǫ̂
dative *haftammai *haftaizōi *haftammai *haftaimaz *haftaimaz *haftaimaz
instrumental *haftanō *haftaizō *haftanō *haftaimiz *haftaimiz *haftaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *haftô *haftǭ *haftô *haftaniz *haftōniz *haftōnō
accusative *haftanų *haftōnų *haftô *haftanunz *haftōnunz *haftōnō
genitive *haftiniz *haftōniz *haftiniz *haftanǫ̂ *haftōnǫ̂ *haftanǫ̂
dative *haftini *haftōni *haftini *haftammaz *haftōmaz *haftammaz
instrumental *haftinē *haftōnē *haftinē *haftammiz *haftōmiz *haftammiz

Derived terms

  • *haftō (captive, prisoner)
  • *haftijaną (to make bound; to bind, secure)
  • *haftiją (haft, handle)
  • *habjaną (to have, to hold; to lift, to heave)
  • *haftą (bond)

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *haft
    • Old English: hæft
    • Old Saxon: -haft
    • Old Dutch: -haft
    • Old High German: haft
  • Old Norse: haptr
    • Icelandic: haftur
    • Old Swedish: hapt
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍃 (hafts)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xaftaz II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 149