Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/higurō
Proto-West Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *kik- (“jay”), or from Proto-Indo-European *k(r)ikr-, from the screeching sound that birds make.
Noun
edit*higurō m
Inflection
editMasculine an-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *higurō | |
Genitive | *higurini, *higuran | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *higurō | *higuran |
Accusative | *higuran | *higuran |
Genitive | *higurini, *higuran | *higuranō |
Dative | *higurini, *higuran | *higurum |
Instrumental | *higurini, *higuran | *higurum |
Alternative reconstructions
edit- *higurā f
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Old English: higera; higere, higre f
- Old Frisian: *higera, *hegera
- ⇒? Saterland Frisian: Häägakster
- Old Saxon: *higuro; higura f
- Old Dutch: *higaro
- Old High German: *hegaro, *hegar
- Middle High German: heger m