Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hugi

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 *hugiz.

Noun

*hugi m^[1]

thought, understanding

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hugi
Genitive	*hugī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hugi	*hugī
Accusative	*hugi	*hugī
Genitive	*hugī	*huggjō
Dative	*hugī	hugim, huggjum
Instrumental	*hugī	hugim, huggjum

Related terms

*huggjan

Descendants

Old English: hyġe, hiġe
- Middle English: hige, huȝe, huiȝe, hiȝe, huie, hiȝ, hie
Old Frisian: hei
- North Frisian: huwggje
Old Saxon: hugi
- Middle Low German: hoge, höge
  - Low German: Höög
Old Dutch: *hugi
- Middle Dutch: hōge, huege
  - Dutch: heug
    - → West Frisian: heuch
Old High German: *hugi
- Middle High German: huge, hoge, hüge

References

^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 289: “PWGmc *hugi”

[1] Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 289: “PWGmc *hugi”

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