Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hainō

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 *ḱeh₃i- (“to sharpen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑi̯.nɔː/

Noun

*hainō f

1. whetstone

Declension

ō-stemDeclension of *hainō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hainō	*hainôz
vocative	*hainō	*hainôz
accusative	*hainǭ	*hainōz
genitive	*hainōz	*hainǫ̂
dative	*hainōi	*hainōmaz
instrumental	*hainō	*hainōmiz

Derived terms

• *hainijaną

Descendants

• Old English: hān
  • Middle English: hone, hayn, hoone
    • English: hone
      • → Scots: hone, whoon
• Low German: Hän, Heenk, Hant, Hänke (?)
• Dutch: heen (?)
• Old Norse: hein
  • Icelandic: hein
  • Norwegian: hein, hen
  • Swedish: hein, hen (dialectal)