Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hazwaz

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

Alternative forms

• *harwaz

Etymology

Unknown, but could have been from Pre-Germanic *koswós or *korwós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑz.wɑz/

Noun

*hazwaz m

1. flax

   Synonym: *flahsą

2. linen

   Synonym: *līną

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hazwaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hazwaz	*hazwōz, *hazwōs
vocative	*hazw	*hazwōz, *hazwōs
accusative	*hazwą	*hazwanz
genitive	*hazwas, *hazwis	*hazwǫ̂
dative	*hazwai	*hazwamaz
instrumental	*hazwō	*hazwamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *haʀu
  • Old Frisian: har, her
    • Saterland Frisian: Harrel
  • Old Saxon: *har (in harluf)
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: harle, herle
      • Low German: harle
      • → English: harl
      • → Scots: harle, harl
  • Old High German: har; haro
    • Middle High German: har
      • German: Haar
• Old Norse: hǫrr
  • Icelandic: hör
  • Faroese: hørur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: horr; (dialectal) hørr
  • Old Swedish: hør
    • Swedish: hör
  • Danish: hør
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hør