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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 *hauniþō. Equivalent to *haunī (“humiliated”) + *-iþu (abstract noun suffix).
Noun
*hauniþu f
- humiliation
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*hauniþu
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| Genitive
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*hauniþā
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*hauniþu
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*hauniþō
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| Accusative
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*hauniþā
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*hauniþā
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| Genitive
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*hauniþā
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*hauniþō
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| Dative
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*hauniþē
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*hauniþōm, *hauniþum
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| Instrumental
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*hauniþu
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*hauniþōm, *hauniþum
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Descendants
- Old English: hīenþu, hȳnþ, hȳnþu, hēnþo
- Middle English: henthe, hinth
- Old Frisian: hānethe
- Old Saxon: hōnitha
- Middle Low German: honede
- Old Dutch: hōnitha
- Old High German: hōnida
- → Medieval Latin: haunta
- Old French: honte (see there for further descendants)