Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haswaz

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 *ḱeh₂s- (“bright grey”). Cognate with Latin caesius (“blue-grey”), Latin cānus (“grey, silvery, hoary”), Latin cascus (“old, ancient”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑs.wɑz/

Adjective

*haswaz

1. grey

Inflection

Declension of *haswaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*haswaz	*haswō	*haswą, -atō		*haswai	*haswôz	*haswō
accusative	*haswanǭ	*haswǭ	*haswą, -atō		*haswanz	*haswōz	*haswō
genitive	*haswas, -is	*haswaizōz	*haswas, -is		*haswaizǫ̂	*haswaizǫ̂	*haswaizǫ̂
dative	*haswammai	*haswaizōi	*haswammai		*haswaimaz	*haswaimaz	*haswaimaz
instrumental	*haswanō	*haswaizō	*haswanō		*haswaimiz	*haswaimiz	*haswaimiz
Weak declension
	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*haswô	*haswǭ	*haswô		*haswaniz	*haswōniz	*haswōnō
accusative	*haswanų	*haswōnų	*haswô		*haswanunz	*haswōnunz	*haswōnō
genitive	*haswiniz	*haswōniz	*haswiniz		*haswanǫ̂	*haswōnǫ̂	*haswanǫ̂
dative	*haswini	*haswōni	*haswini		*haswammaz	*haswōmaz	*haswammaz
instrumental	*haswinē	*haswōnē	*haswinē		*haswammiz	*haswōmiz	*haswammiz

Related terms

• *hasnaz
  • Proto-West Germanic: *hasn
    • Old English: hǣwen
    • Old High German: hasan
• *hasô

Derived terms

• *Haswaz (“the river Hase”)

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hasu, *haswī
  • Old English: hasu, heasu
    • ⇒ Middle English: haswed
  • Old Saxon: hasu
    • Middle Low German: hāse (in placenames)
  • Old Dutch: *haso
  • Old High German: *haswi
    • Middle High German: heswe
  • → Old French: *hasve, have
    • Middle French: have
      • French: hâve
• Old Norse: hǫss
  • Icelandic: höss

See also

Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)

*blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz	*falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz	*blakaz, *swartaz
*raudaz	*brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz	*gelwaz, *gulaz
*grōniz	*grōniz
	*blēwaz	*blēwaz, *hēwijaz
*blēwaz, *hēwijaz	*baswaz