Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hauhį̄

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 *hauhaz (“high”) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑu̯.xĩː/

Noun

*hauhį̄ f

1. height

Inflection

īn-stemDeclension of *hauhį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hauhį̄	*hauhīniz
vocative	*hauhį̄	*hauhīniz
accusative	*hauhīnų	*hauhīnunz
genitive	*hauhīniz	*hauhīnǫ̂
dative	*hauhīni	*hauhīmaz
instrumental	*hauhīnē	*hauhīmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hauhī
  • Old Saxon: hōhi
    • Middle Low German: höge, höe
  • Old High German: hōhī
    • Middle High German: hœhe, hōhe, hō
      • Alemannic German: Hechi, Höchi, Hööchi

        Swabian: Hea, Hee

      • Bavarian:

        Austrian: He

      • German: Höhe, Höh
      • Yiddish: הייך (heykh)
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌴𐌹 (hauhei)