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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hauhį̄. Equivalent to *hauh (“high”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*hauhī f

1. height

   Synonym: *hauhiþu

Inflection

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

Descendants

• Old Saxon: hōhi
  • Middle Low German: höge, höe
• Old High German: hōhī
  • Middle High German: hœhe, hōhe, hō
    • Alemannic German: Hechi, Höchi, Hööchi

      Swabian: Hea, Hee

    • Bavarian:

      Austrian: He

    • German: Höhe, Höh
    • Yiddish: הייך (heykh)