Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/handusahsą

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 *handuz +‎ *sahsą.

Noun

*handusahsą n

1. small knife, dagger

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *handusahsą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*handusahsą	*handusahsō
vocative	*handusahsą	*handusahsō
accusative	*handusahsą	*handusahsō
genitive	*handusahsas, *handusahsis	*handusahsǫ̂
dative	*handusahsai	*handusahsamaz
instrumental	*handusahsō	*handusahsamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *handusahs
  • Old English: handseax
    • Middle English: hond-sæx
• Old Norse: handsax
  • Icelandic: handsax