Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hūk

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

From *hūō +‎ *-uk.

Noun

*hūk m

1. eagle-owl

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hūk
Genitive	*hūkas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hūk	*hūkō, *hūkōs
Accusative	*hūk	*hūkā
Genitive	*hūkas	*hūkō
Dative	*hūkē	*hūkum
Instrumental	*hūku	*hūkum

Related terms

• *hūki

Descendants

• Old Saxon: hūk
  • Middle Low German: hûk, hûke
• Old High German: hūh