Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þahs

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Noun edit

*þahs m

  1. badger

Inflection edit

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *þahs
Genitive *þahsas
Singular Plural
Nominative *þahs *þahsō, *þahsōs
Accusative *þahs *þahsā
Genitive *þahsas *þahsō
Dative *þahsē *þahsum
Instrumental *þahsu *þahsum

Descendants edit

  • Old Frisian: *thaks
    • Saterland Frisian: Taks
  • Old Saxon: thahs
  • Old Dutch: *thas
  • Old High German: dahs
  • Late Latin: taxus, taxō (see there for further descendants)