Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haiþinaz

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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

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Etymology

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From *haiþī (heath; untilled land) +‎ *-īnaz (made of; having the characteristics of). Originally presumed to be of Christian origin, however the word is attested by Ptolemy long before Christianity had spread among the Germanic peoples.

Adjective

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*haiþinaz

  1. from or of uncultivated land

Inflection

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Descendants

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Noun

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*haiþinaz m

  1. "a person from uncultivated land"; one of the Chaedini, a Germanic people of western Scandinavia mentioned by Ptolemy in his Geographia

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *haiþinaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *haiþinaz *haiþinōz, *haiþinōs
vocative *haiþin *haiþinōz, *haiþinōs
accusative *haiþiną *haiþinanz
genitive *haiþinas, *haiþinis *haiþinǫ̂
dative *haiþinai *haiþinamaz
instrumental *haiþinō *haiþinamiz

Descendants

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