Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hauwā

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 *hawwǭ.

Noun

*hauwā f

1. hoe, mattock

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hauwā
Genitive	*hauwōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hauwā	*hauwōn
Accusative	*hauwōn	*hauwōn
Genitive	*hauwōn	*hauwōnō
Dative	*hauwōn	*hauwōm, *hauwum
Instrumental	*hauwōn	*hauwōm, *hauwum

Related terms

• *hauwan

Descendants

• Old Saxon: hauwa
• Old Dutch: houwa
  • Middle Dutch: houwe
    • Dutch: houw (dialectal)
• Old High German: houwa
  • Middle High German: houwe
    • Cimbrian: hau
    • German: Haue
• → Old French: houe (see there for further descendants)