Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/huþô

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew(H)- (“to cover, hide”).

Noun

*huþô m

testicle

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *huþô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*huþô	*huþaniz
vocative	*huþô	*huþaniz
accusative	*huþanų	*huþanunz
genitive	*huþiniz	*huþanǫ̂
dative	*huþini	*huþammaz
instrumental	*huþinē	*huþammiz

Related terms

*hūdiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *hoþō
- Old Frisian: hotha, (plural) hothan
- Old Saxon: *hotho
  - Middle Low German: hōde
- Old Dutch: *hotho
  - Middle Dutch: hōde
    - Dutch: hode
- Old High German: hodo, hōdo (length implies *hauþ-)
  - Middle High German: hōde
    - German: Hode, Hoden

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