Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haswaz

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 *ḱeh₂s- (“bright grey”). Cognate with Latin caesius (“blue-grey”), Latin cānus (“grey, silvery, hoary”), Latin cascus (“old, ancient”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑs.wɑz/

Adjective

*haswaz

  1. grey

Inflection

Declension of *haswaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *haswaz *haswō *haswą, -atō *haswai *haswôz *haswō
accusative *haswanǭ *haswǭ *haswą, -atō *haswanz *haswōz *haswō
genitive *haswas, -is *haswaizōz *haswas, -is *haswaizǫ̂ *haswaizǫ̂ *haswaizǫ̂
dative *haswammai *haswaizōi *haswammai *haswaimaz *haswaimaz *haswaimaz
instrumental *haswanō *haswaizō *haswanō *haswaimiz *haswaimiz *haswaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *haswô *haswǭ *haswô *haswaniz *haswōniz *haswōnō
accusative *haswanų *haswōnų *haswô *haswanunz *haswōnunz *haswōnō
genitive *haswiniz *haswōniz *haswiniz *haswanǫ̂ *haswōnǫ̂ *haswanǫ̂
dative *haswini *haswōni *haswini *haswammaz *haswōmaz *haswammaz
instrumental *haswinē *haswōnē *haswinē *haswammiz *haswōmiz *haswammiz
  • *hasnaz
    • Proto-West Germanic: *hasn
  • *hasô

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hasu, *haswī
    • Old English: hasu, heasu
      • ⇒ Middle English: haswed
    • Old Saxon: hasu
      • Middle Low German: hāse (in placenames)
    • Old Dutch: *haso
    • Old High German: *haswi
      • Middle High German: heswe
    • → Old French: *hasve, have
  • Old Norse: hǫss
    • Icelandic: höss

See also

Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
     *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
             *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz              *gelwaz, *gulaz
             *grōniz              *grōniz             
                          *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwijaz
             *blēwaz, *hēwijaz              *baswaz             
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