Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/higurō

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-Indo-European *kik- (“jay”), or from Proto-Indo-European *k(r)ikr-, from the screeching sound that birds make.

Noun

*higurō m

  1. jay

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *higurō
Genitive *higurini, *higuran
Singular Plural
Nominative *higurō *higuran
Accusative *higuran *higuran
Genitive *higurini, *higuran *higuranō
Dative *higurini, *higuran *higurum
Instrumental *higurini, *higuran *higurum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *higurā f
  • *hāharō m
    • Old High German: *hāharo
      • Middle High German: hāhære, hāher
        • German: Haher (archaic)
  • *hehar m
    • Old High German: hehar m; hehara, hēra f
      • Middle High German: heher m or f

Descendants

  • Old English: higera; higere, higre f
    • Middle English: heghwalle, hygh-whele, eywal (partially, contributing the first component)
      • English: (dialectal) haihow, heighaw, high hoe, haho (“woodpecker”)
  • Old Frisian: *higera, *hegera
  • Old Saxon: *higuro; higura f
    • Middle Low German: hēger, heiger, hegger m
      • German Low German: Heger m
  • Old Dutch: *higaro
    • Middle Dutch: heeger, heiger, eiger
      • Dutch: heiger
  • Old High German: *hegaro, *hegar
    • Middle High German: heger m

See also

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