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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *haugaz.
Noun
*haug m
- hill
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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*haug
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| Genitive
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*haugas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*haug
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*haugō, *haugōs
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| Accusative
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*haug
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*haugā
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| Genitive
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*haugas
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*haugō
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| Dative
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*haugē
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*haugum
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| Instrumental
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*haugu
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*haugum
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Descendants
- Old Saxon: *hōg
- Middle Low German: hôch, hö̂
- German Low German: Hooch, Hööch
- ⇒ Middle Low German: hö̂chil
- ⇒ Middle Low German: hö̂chillîn, hö̂chilîn
- Old High German: houg (in compounds: steinenhoug, marchoug, etc.)
- Middle High German: houc
- ⇒ Middle High German: hogil
- → Old French: hoge (also possibly via Old Norse haugr)