Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ūrʀahōn

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

Alternative forms

• *ūrʀahannijā

Etymology

From *worʀō ~ *ūrzini, from Proto-Germanic *wurzô ~ *ūrziniz (“grouse”), + *hōn (“hen, chicken”).

Noun

*ūrʀahōn n

1. grouse, pheasant

   Synonym: *worʀahanō

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*ūrʀahōn
Genitive	*ūrʀahōnas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ūrʀahōn	*ūrʀahōnu
Accusative	*ūrʀahōn	*ūrʀahōnu
Genitive	*ūrʀahōnas	*ūrʀahōnō
Dative	*ūrʀahōnē	*ūrʀahōnum
Instrumental	*ūrʀahōnu	*ūrʀahōnum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *ūrhōn n, *ūrhania f (< *ūrʀahannijā)
  • Middle Low German: ûrhôn n, ûrhane f
    • German Low German: Urhane f
• Old High German: ūrhuon n
  • Middle High German: ûrhan
    • German: Auerhuhn