Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hunagaswōtuz

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 *hunagą (“honey”) +‎ *swōtuz (“sweet”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxu.nɑ.ɣa.ˌswɔː.tuz/

Adjective

*hunagaswōtuz[1]

  1. sweet as honey

Inflection

Declension of *hunagaswōtuz (u-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *hunagaswōtuz *hunagaswōtī *hunagaswōtų, *-jatō *hunagaswōtijai *hunagaswōtijôz *hunagaswōtijō
accusative *hunagaswōtijanǭ *hunagaswōtijǭ *hunagaswōtų, *-jatō *hunagaswōtijanz *hunagaswōtijōz *hunagaswōtijō
genitive *hunagaswōtijas, *hunagaswōtīs *hunagaswōtijaizōz *hunagaswōtijas, *hunagaswōtīs *hunagaswōtijaizǫ̂ *hunagaswōtijaizǫ̂ *hunagaswōtijaizǫ̂
dative *hunagaswōtijammai *hunagaswōtijaizōi *hunagaswōtijammai *hunagaswōtijaimaz *hunagaswōtijaimaz *hunagaswōtijaimaz
instrumental *hunagaswōtijanō *hunagaswōtijaizō *hunagaswōtijanō *hunagaswōtijaimiz *hunagaswōtijaimiz *hunagaswōtijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *hunagaswōtijô *hunagaswōtijǭ *hunagaswōtijô *hunagaswōtijaniz *hunagaswōtijōniz *hunagaswōtijōnō
accusative *hunagaswōtijanų *hunagaswōtijōnų *hunagaswōtijô *hunagaswōtijanunz *hunagaswōtijōnunz *hunagaswōtijōnō
genitive *hunagaswōtīniz *hunagaswōtijōniz *hunagaswōtīniz *hunagaswōtijanǫ̂ *hunagaswōtijōnǫ̂ *hunagaswōtijanǫ̂
dative *hunagaswōtīni *hunagaswōtijōni *hunagaswōtīni *hunagaswōtijammaz *hunagaswōtijōmaz *hunagaswōtijammaz
instrumental *hunagaswōtīnē *hunagaswōtijōnē *hunagaswōtīnē *hunagaswōtijammiz *hunagaswōtijōmiz *hunagaswōtijammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: huniġswēte
  • Middle Dutch: honichsoet
  • Middle High German: honecsüeze
  • Old Norse: hunangsœtr

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xunaga-swōtuz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 193
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