Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōhô

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 Proto-Indo-European *ḱokh₂-. Cognate with Sanskrit शाखा (śākhā, “branch”), Russian соха́ (soxá, “wooden plough”), Armenian ցախ (cʻax, “branch”), Lithuanian šakà (“branch”), Old Irish géc (“branch”) and Persian شاخ (šâx, “branch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɔː.xɔːː/

Noun

*hōhô m

1. plough

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *hōhô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hōhô	*hōhaniz
vocative	*hōhô	*hōhaniz
accusative	*hōhanų	*hōhanunz
genitive	*hōhiniz	*hōhanǫ̂
dative	*hōhini	*hōhammaz
instrumental	*hōhinē	*hōhammiz

Descendants

• Gothic: 𐌷𐍉𐌷𐌰 (hōha)