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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/huzdą

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

Uncertain.[1] Possibly from pre-Germanic *kudʰ-tó-m, with *-zd- perhaps arising from a special Germanic case of Bartholomae's law (but *-ss- is expected; cf. *(ga)wissiz < *wédʰtis), from Proto-Indo-European *kewdʰ- (“to cover, conceal, hide”) (compare Ancient Greek κεύθω (keúthō, “to cover, hide”), Proto-Brythonic *kʉðɨd (“to hide”) and Proto-Germanic *hūdijaną (“to hide”)) +‎ *-tóm, thus the original meaning would be “that which is concealed or hidden”.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxuz.dɑ̃/

Noun

*huzdą n[2]

  1. hidden treasure

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *huzdą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *huzdą *huzdō
vocative *huzdą *huzdō
accusative *huzdą *huzdō
genitive *huzdas, *huzdis *huzdǫ̂
dative *huzdai *huzdamaz
instrumental *huzdō *huzdamiz

Derived terms

Derived terms
  • Proto-West Germanic: *hoʀd
    • Old English: hord
      • Middle English: hord, hoord, horde, hurd, hurde
        • English: hoard
        • Scots: huird, hurd, hurde
    • Old Frisian: *hord
      • West Frisian: hoerde, huorde
    • Old Saxon: hord
    • Old Dutch: *hord
    • Old High German: hort
  • Old Norse: hodd
    • Icelandic: hodd
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐌿𐌶𐌳 (huzd)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*xuzđan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 196
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*huzda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 260
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