Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/husǭ

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 *(s)kew(H)- (“to cover, bewrap”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxu.sɔ̃ː/

Noun

*husǭ f

An outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case
Covering for the legs; leggings, trousers

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *husǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*husǭ	*husōniz
vocative	*husǭ	*husōniz
accusative	*husōnų	*husōnunz
genitive	*husōniz	*husōnǫ̂
dative	*husōni	*husōmaz
instrumental	*husōnē	*husōmiz

Related terms

*husō
*husô

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *hosā
- Old English: hose, hosa, hosu
  - Middle English: hose, hoyse, hosa, hoose
    - English: hose
    - Scots: hose, hoe
- Old Frisian: *hose
  - Saterland Frisian: Hoose
  - West Frisian: hoas
- Old Saxon: hosa
  - Middle Low German: hōse, hāse
    - German Low German: Hose, Hoos
- Old Dutch: *hosa
  - Middle Dutch: hōse
    - Dutch: hoos
- Old High German: hosa
  - Middle High German: hose
    - Cimbrian: hóoza
    - German: Hose
    - Luxembourgish: Hues
    - Yiddish: הויזן‎ (hoyzn)
- → Late Latin: hosae (see there for further descendants)
Old Norse: hosa
- Icelandic: hosa
- Faroese: hosa
- Norwegian: hose
- Old Swedish: hosa, husa
  - Swedish: hosa
- Danish: hose
Gothic: 𐌷𐌿𐍃𐌰 (husa)

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