Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōfaz

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

From Pre-Germanic *kōpós, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós. Cognate with Sanskrit शफ (śaphá), Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬟𐬀 (safa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxɔː.ɸɑz/

Noun

*hōfaz m

hoof

Inflection

Declension of *hōfaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hōfaz	hōfōz, hōfōs
vocative	*hōf	hōfōz, hōfōs
accusative	*hōfą	*hōfanz
genitive	hōfas, hōfis	*hōfǫ̂
dative	*hōfai	*hōfamaz
instrumental	*hōfō	*hōfamiz

Descendants

Old English: hōf
- Middle English: hof, hoof, hufe
  - Scots: hufe, huif
  - English: hoof
Old Frisian: hōf
- Saterland Frisian: Houf, Houch
- West Frisian: hoef
Old Saxon: hōf
- Middle Low German: hōf, höf
Old Dutch: *huof
- Middle Dutch: hoef
  - Dutch: hoef
    - Afrikaans: hoef
Old High German: huof
- Middle High German: huof
  - German: Huf
  - Luxembourgish: Houf
  - Vilamovian: hüf
Old Norse: hófr
- Icelandic: hófur
- Faroese: hógvur, hóvur
- Norwegian: hov m or f
- Old Swedish: hōv, hōf, hōver
  - Swedish: hov c (formerly m)
- Danish: hov c
- Scanian: how m