Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hauhī

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 *hauhį̄. Equivalent to *hauh (“high”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*hauhī f[1]

  1. height
    Synonym: *hauhiþu

Inflection

īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *hauhī
Genitive *hauhīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *hauhī —
Accusative *hauhīn —
Genitive *hauhīn —
Dative *hauhīn —
Instrumental *hauhīn —

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: hōhi
  • Old High German: hōhī

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 117: “*hauhī”
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