Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hūku

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hūhwô ~ *hūkwaz.

Noun

*hūku m

1. owl

   Synonyms: *hūkilā, *hūhwilā, *hūhwō, *uwwilā, *uwwō

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hūku
Genitive	*hūkō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hūku	*hūkiwi, *hūkō
Accusative	*hūku	*hūkū
Genitive	*hūkō	*hūkiwō
Dative	*hūkiwi, *hūkō	*hūkum
Instrumental	*hūku	*hūkum

Derived terms

• *hūkilā

Descendants

• Old Saxon: hūk
  • Middle Low German: hûk, huk, huek, hûke
• Old High German: hūh
  • Middle Low German: kouch