Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hauhafader

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 *hauha- +‎ *fader.

Noun

*hauhafader m

  1. forefather, ancestor
  2. patriarch

Inflection

R-stem
Singular
Nominative *hauhafader
Genitive *hauhafadur
Singular Plural
Nominative *hauhafader *hauhafadar
Accusative *hauhafadar *hauhafadar
Genitive *hauhafadur *hauhafadrō
Dative *hauhafadri *hauhafadrum
Instrumental *hauhafadri *hauhafadrum

Descendants

  • Old English: hēahfæder
    • Middle English: heahfeder, hehfader
  • Old High German: hōhfater
    • Middle High German: hōchvater
      • German: Hochvater
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