Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hauniþō

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 *hauniz +‎ *-iþō.

Noun

*hauniþō f

  1. humility
  2. humiliation

Inflection

Declension of *hauniþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hauniþō *hauniþôz
vocative *hauniþō *hauniþôz
accusative *hauniþǭ *hauniþōz
genitive *hauniþōz *hauniþǫ̂
dative *hauniþōi *hauniþōmaz
instrumental *hauniþō *hauniþōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hauniþu
    • Old English: hīenþu, hȳnþ, hȳnþu, hēnþo
      • Middle English: henthe, hinth
    • Old Frisian: hānethe
    • Old Saxon: hōnitha
      • Middle Low German: honede
    • Old Dutch: hōnitha
      • Middle Dutch: hôonde, hôonte
        • Dutch: hoonte
    • Old High German: hōnida
    • Medieval Latin: haunta
      • Old French: honte (see there for further descendants)
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰 (hauniþa)