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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hauhiþō

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 *hauhaz (“high”) +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑu̯.xi.θɔː/

Noun

*hauhiþō f[1]

  1. height

Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *hauhiþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hauhiþō *hauhiþôz
vocative *hauhiþō *hauhiþôz
accusative *hauhiþǭ *hauhiþōz
genitive *hauhiþōz *hauhiþǫ̂
dative *hauhiþōi *hauhiþōmaz
instrumental *hauhiþō *hauhiþōmiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *hauhiþu
    • Old English: hīehþu, hīehþo, hēhþo, hēahþu
    • Old Frisian: *hēchte, *hāchte
      • Saterland Frisian: Höchte, Hööchte
      • West Frisian: hichte
    • Old Saxon: *hōhitha
      • Middle Low German: hö̂gede, hö̂chte
    • Old Dutch: *hōgitha, *hōgida
      • Middle Dutch: hôgede
        • Dutch: hoogte
        • Limburgish: huuegdje
    • Old High German: hōhida
      • Middle High German: hœhede, hœhte
  • Old Norse: hæð
    • Icelandic: hæð
    • Faroese: hædd
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: hæd, hædd, høgd (East Nordic influence), hø
    • Old Swedish: höghþ
    • Old Danish: høgdh, høwt
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰 (hauhiþa)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xauxiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 166
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