Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hauwā

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 *hawwǭ.

Noun

*hauwā f

  1. hoe, mattock

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *hauwā
Genitive *hauwōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *hauwā *hauwōn
Accusative *hauwōn *hauwōn
Genitive *hauwōn *hauwōnō
Dative *hauwōn *hauwōm, *hauwum
Instrumental *hauwōn *hauwōm, *hauwum

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: hauwa
  • Old Dutch: *houwa
  • Old High German: houwa
  • → Old French: hoe, hou, howe, hewe, owe (Anglo-Norman), haue (Anglo-Norman, Picard), houe
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