Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fehuhūsą
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *fehu (“cattle, money”) + *hūsą (“house”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*fehuhūsą n[1]
Inflection[edit]
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *fehuhūsą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *fehuhūsą | *fehuhūsō | |
| vocative | *fehuhūsą | *fehuhūsō | |
| accusative | *fehuhūsą | *fehuhūsō | |
| genitive | *fehuhūsas, *fehuhūsis | *fehuhūsǫ̂ | |
| dative | *fehuhūsai | *fehuhūsamaz | |
| instrumental | *fehuhūsō | *fehuhūsamiz | |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: feohhūs (“treasury”)
- Middle English: fehous
- Old Saxon: *fehuhūs
- Old High German: *fihuhūs
- Old Norse: féhús, fjós
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*fexu-hūsan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 97