Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/heupǭ

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 *ḱewb- (thorn, briar).

Noun

*heupǭ f

  1. thornbush (e.g. hawthorn, wild rose, etc.)
  2. the fruit of a thornbush (e.g. rosehip, brambleberry, etc.)

Inflection

Declension of *heupǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *heupǭ *heupōniz
vocative *heupǭ *heupōniz
accusative *heupōnų *heupōnunz
genitive *heupōniz *heupōnǫ̂
dative *heupōni *heupōmaz
instrumental *heupōnē *heupōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *heupā f; *heupō m
    • Old English: hēope f; hēopa m
    • Old Frisian: *hiōpe, *hiāpe
      • Saterland Frisian: Jiepke, Juppege
    • Old Saxon: hiopo m
    • Old Dutch: *hiopa, *hiepa
      • Middle Dutch: *hiepe, niepe
        • Dutch: hiep, hiepe, niepe, miepe
    • Old High German: hiofa, hiufa f; hiofo, hiufo m
      • Middle High German: hiefe f
        • German: Hiefe, Hüfe f (dialectal)
  • Old Norse: *hjúpa

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