Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hauhiʀō

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hauhizô. Equivalent to *hauh (high) +‎ *-iʀō. Cognate with Old Norse hærri (higher).

Adjective

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*hauhiʀō[1]

  1. comparative degree of *hauh (high): higher

Inflection

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n-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *hauhiʀō
Genitive *hauhiʀini, *hauhiʀan
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hauhiʀō *hauhiʀā *hauhiʀā
Accusative *hauhiʀan *hauhiʀōn *hauhiʀā
Genitive *hauhiʀini, *hauhiʀan *hauhiʀōn *hauhiʀini, *hauhiʀan
Dative *hauhiʀini, *hauhiʀan *hauhiʀōn *hauhiʀini, *hauhiʀan
Instrumental *hauhiʀini, *hauhiʀan *hauhiʀōn *hauhiʀini, *hauhiʀan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hauhiʀan *hauhiʀōn *hauhiʀōn
Accusative *hauhiʀan *hauhiʀōn *hauhiʀōn
Genitive *hauhiʀanō *hauhiʀōnō *hauhiʀanō
Dative *hauhiʀum *hauhiʀōm, *hauhiʀum *hauhiʀum
Instrumental *hauhiʀum *hauhiʀōm, *hauhiʀum *hauhiʀum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 267:P(NW)Gmc *hauhiʀō̄