Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hūhwō

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 *hūhwô ~ *hūkwaz.

Noun

*hūhwō m

  1. owl
    Synonyms: *hūkilā, *hūku, *hūhwilā, *uwwilā, *uwwō

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *hūhwō
Genitive *hūhwini, *hūhwan
Singular Plural
Nominative *hūhwō *hūhwan
Accusative *hūhwan *hūhwan
Genitive *hūhwini, *hūhwan *hūhwanō
Dative *hūhwini, *hūhwan *hūhwum
Instrumental *hūhwini, *hūhwan *hūhwum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: hūwo, hūo
  • Old High German: hūwo
    • Middle High German: hūwe
      • Alemannic German: Huu
      • German: Huw, Huhu, Huher, Uhu
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