Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōfaz

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

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *kōpós, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós. Cognate with Sanskrit शफ (śaphá), Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬟𐬀 (safa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɔː.ɸɑz/

Noun

*hōfaz m

1. hoof

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hōfaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hōfaz	*hōfōz, *hōfōs
vocative	*hōf	*hōfōz, *hōfōs
accusative	*hōfą	*hōfanz
genitive	*hōfas, *hōfis	*hōfǫ̂
dative	*hōfai	*hōfamaz
instrumental	*hōfō	*hōfamiz

Descendants

• Old English: hōf
  • Middle English: hof, hoof, hufe
    • Scots: hufe, huif
    • English: hoof
• Old Frisian: hōf
  • Saterland Frisian: Houf, Houch
  • West Frisian: hoef
• Old Saxon: hōf
  • Middle Low German: hōf, höf
• Old Dutch: *huof
  • Middle Dutch: hoef
    • Dutch: hoef
      • Afrikaans: hoef
• Old High German: huof
  • Middle High German: huof
    • German: Huf
    • Luxembourgish: Houf
    • Vilamovian: hüf
• Old Norse: hófr
  • Icelandic: hófur
  • Faroese: hógvur, hóvur
  • Norwegian: hov m or f
  • Old Swedish: hōv, hōf, hōver
    • Swedish: hov c (formerly m)
  • Danish: hov c
  • Scanian: how m