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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haswaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂s- (bright grey). Cognate with Latin caesius (blue-grey), Latin cānus (grey, silvery, hoary), Latin cascus (old, ancient).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑs.wɑz/

Adjective

*haswaz

  1. grey

Inflection


  • *hasnaz
    • Proto-West Germanic: *hasn
      • Old English: hǣwen
      • Old High German: hasan
  • *hasô

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hasu, *haswī
    • Old English: hasu, heasu
      • Middle English: haswed
    • Old Saxon: hasu
    • Old High German: *haswi
      • Middle High German: heswe
    • Old French: *hasve, have
  • Old Norse: hǫss
    • Icelandic: höss

See also

Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
     *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
             *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz              *gelwaz, *gulaz
             *grōniz              *grōniz             
                          *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwijaz
             *blēwaz, *hēwijaz              *baswaz             
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