Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hattijǭ

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

Derived from *hattuz (“hat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑt.ti.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*hattijǭ f

1. a small hat; cap; hood; cowl

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *hattijǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hattijǭ	*hattijōniz
vocative	*hattijǭ	*hattijōniz
accusative	*hattijōnų	*hattijōnunz
genitive	*hattijōniz	*hattijōnǫ̂
dative	*hattijōni	*hattijōmaz
instrumental	*hattijōnē	*hattijōmiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: hetta
  • Icelandic: hetta
  • Faroese: hetta
  • Norwegian: hette
  • Old Swedish: hætta
    • Swedish: hätta
  • Middle Danish: hettæ
    • Danish: hætte

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “hetta”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)