Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hauhį̄

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 *hauhaz (high) +‎ *-į̄.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑu̯.xĩː/

Noun

*hauhį̄ f[1]

  1. height

Inflection

Declension of *hauhį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hauhį̄ *hauhīniz
vocative *hauhį̄ *hauhīniz
accusative *hauhīnų *hauhīnunz
genitive *hauhīniz *hauhīnǫ̂
dative *hauhīni *hauhīmaz
instrumental *hauhīnē *hauhīmiz

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xauxīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 166