Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hūō

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

Etymology

Probably ultimately of imitative origin. Cognacy with Russian сова́ (sová, “owl”), Latin cāvannus (“owl”) (< Celtic), Old Breton couann (“owl”), is implausible on phonological grounds.

Noun

*hūō m

1. owl

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hūō
Genitive	*hūini, *hūan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hūō	*hūan
Accusative	*hūan	*hūan
Genitive	*hūini, *hūan	*hūanō
Dative	*hūini, *hūan	*hūm
Instrumental	*hūini, *hūan	*hūm

Related terms

• *hūilōn

Descendants

• Old English: *hū; *hūle
  • Middle English: howle; howlat, houlott
    • Scots: howle, houll; hoolet
    • → French: hulotte
  • ⇒ Old English: hūilpa
• Old Saxon: hūwo, hūo
• Old High German: hūwo; hūwila
  • Middle High German: hūwe; hūwel, hiuwel
    • Alemannic German: Huu
    • German: Uhu, Huw, Huhu, Huher
      • → Dutch: oehoe