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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haugaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *kewk- (“hill, elevation”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑu̯.ɣɑz/

Noun

*haugaz m

  1. height; hill

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *haugaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *haugaz *haugōz, *haugōs
vocative *haug *haugōz, *haugōs
accusative *haugą *hauganz
genitive *haugas, *haugis *haugǫ̂
dative *haugai *haugamaz
instrumental *haugō *haugamiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *haug
    • Old Saxon: *hōg
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: hȫchil
    • Old High German: houg (in compounds: steinenhoug, marchoug, etc.)
      • Middle High German: houc
      • ⇒ Middle High German: hogil
    • → Old French: hoge (also possibly via Old Norse haugr); ahoge, ahuge
  • Old Norse: haugr

Further reading
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