Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hauhī

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 *hauhį̄. Equivalent to *hauh (high) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun edit

*hauhī f[1]

  1. height
    Synonym: *hauhiþu

Inflection edit

īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *hauhī
Genitive *hauhīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *hauhī
Accusative *hauhīn
Genitive *hauhīn
Dative *hauhīn
Instrumental *hauhīn

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 117:*hauhī