Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ahaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative reconstructions

• *ahsą (North Germanic, East Germanic)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.xɑz/

Noun

*ahaz n

1. ear (of grain)

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *ahaz (z-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ahaz	*ahizō
vocative	*ahaz	*ahizō
accusative	*ahaz	*ahizō
genitive	*ahiziz	*ahizǫ̂
dative	*ahizi	*ahizumaz
instrumental	*ahizē	*ahizumiz

Related terms

• *ahanō (“awns”)
• *ahsą
  • Old Norse: ax (see there for further descendants)
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌷𐍃 (ahs)

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ahaʀ, *ahiʀ
  • Old English: ēar, æhher — Northumbrian
    • Middle English: eere, ear, ere, er, ȝer, eyre
      • English: ear
      • Scots: aicher, icker, aiker (< æhher)
  • Old Frisian: *ēr
    • Saterland Frisian: Iere
    • West Frisian: ier
  • Old Saxon: ahar, ahir, ehir
    • Middle Low German: ār
      • Low German: Ohr
      • Plautdietsch: Oa
  • Old Dutch: *ār
    • Middle Dutch: aer
      • Dutch: aar
        • Afrikaans: aar
  • Old High German: ahir, ahar, ehir
    • Middle High German: eher, äher
      • Alemannic German: Äli
      • Central Franconian: Ohr, Öhr, Ähr, Ähjer, Iehr
        • Luxembourgish: Éi
      • German: Ähre
      • Vilamovian: yjer