Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þahs

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Noun

*þahs m

badger

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*þahs
Genitive	*þahsas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*þahs	þahsō, þahsōs
Accusative	*þahs	*þahsā
Genitive	*þahsas	*þahsō
Dative	*þahsē	*þahsum
Instrumental	*þahsu	*þahsum

Descendants

Old Frisian: *thaks
- Saterland Frisian: Taks
Old Saxon: thahs
- Middle Low German: das, dasse
  - German Low German: Dass
Old Dutch: *thas
- Middle Dutch: das
  - Dutch: das
    - Afrikaans: das, dassie
      - → English: dassie
    - Jersey Dutch: dās
    - → West Frisian: das
  - Limburgish: dasj
  - West Flemish: das
Old High German: dahs
- Middle High German: dahs
  - Cimbrian: daks
  - German: Dachs
    - → German Low German: Dacks
    - → Luxembourgish: Dachs
    - → Saterland Frisian: Daks
  - Hunsrik: Dachs
  - Luxembourgish: Duess (archaic)
  - Yiddish: דאַקס (daks)
→ Late Latin: taxus, taxō (see there for further descendants)