Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haiduz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Apparently identical to Sanskrit केतु (ketú, “brightness, light; appearance, form, mark”), from Proto-Indo-European *koyt-ús, from the root *keyt- (“clear, bright, shining”), whence also *haidraz (“clear, bright”).[1] A pre-form *keydʰ- is also possible.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɑi̯.ðuz/
Noun
*haiduz m[1]
- manner, way
- personality, character
- appearance, aspect
- rank, degree, status
- state, condition
- kind, sort; gender
- (in compounds) -hood
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *haiduz | *haidiwiz |
| vocative | *haidu | *haidiwiz |
| accusative | *haidų | *haidunz |
| genitive | *haidauz | *haidiwǫ̂ |
| dative | *haidiwi | *haidumaz |
| instrumental | *haidū | *haidumiz |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *haidu; *-haidu, *-haidi
- Old Norse: heiðr
- Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍃 (haidus)