Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/habīniz

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 *habjaną (“to have, hold”) +‎ *-īniz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑ.βiː.niz/

Noun

*habīniz f

1. the state of holding, having
2. something held or had

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *habīniz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*habīniz	*habīnīz
vocative	*habīni	*habīnīz
accusative	*habīnį	*habīninz
genitive	*habīnīz	*habīnijǫ̂
dative	*habīnī	*habīnimaz
instrumental	*habīnī	*habīnimiz

Related terms

• *habnō

Descendants

• Old English: hæfen (“property, possession”)
• Old Norse: hǫfn (“holding, possession, tenure; foetus; pasture; coat”)
  • Icelandic: höfn (“possession; pasture; foetus”)
  • Faroese: høvn (“pasture”) (in place names)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hamn / homn (“pasture; foetus”)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: havn (“pasture”)
  • Swedish: hamn (“pasture”)

References

• “höfn” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)