Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hauhiʀō
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *hauhizô. Equivalent to *hauh (“high”) + *-iʀō. Cognate with Old Norse hærri (“higher”).
Adjective[edit]
*hauhiʀō[1]
- comparative degree of *hauh (“high”): higher
Inflection[edit]
| n-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *hauhiʀō | ||
| Genitive | *hauhiʀini, *hauhiʀan | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *hauhiʀō | *hauhiʀā | *hauhiʀā |
| Accusative | *hauhiʀan | *hauhiʀōn | *hauhiʀā |
| Genitive | *hauhiʀini, *hauhiʀan | *hauhiʀōn | *hauhiʀini, *hauhiʀan |
| Dative | *hauhiʀini, *hauhiʀan | *hauhiʀōn | *hauhiʀini, *hauhiʀan |
| Instrumental | *hauhiʀini, *hauhiʀan | *hauhiʀōn | *hauhiʀini, *hauhiʀan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *hauhiʀan | *hauhiʀōn | *hauhiʀōn |
| Accusative | *hauhiʀan | *hauhiʀōn | *hauhiʀōn |
| Genitive | *hauhiʀanō | *hauhiʀōnō | *hauhiʀanō |
| Dative | *hauhiʀum | *hauhiʀōm, *hauhiʀum | *hauhiʀum |
| Instrumental | *hauhiʀum | *hauhiʀōm, *hauhiʀum | *hauhiʀum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: hīerra, hīehra, hēahra, hēra
- Old Frisian: hāchera, hāgera, hāgra, hārra
- Old Saxon: *hōharo
- German Low German: höger
- Old Dutch: *hōhiro
- Old High German: hōhiro
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 267: “P(NW)Gmc *hauhiʀō̄”