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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hawją

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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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According to Kroonen, from a ja-collective form of *hawwaną (to hew; cut down) (with quasi-Indo-European form *koh₂w-yo-).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*hawją n

  1. hay

Inflection

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neuter ja-stemDeclension of *hawją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hawją *hawjō
vocative *hawją *hawjō
accusative *hawją *hawjō
genitive *hawjas, *hawis *hawjǫ̂
dative *hawjai *hawjamaz
instrumental *hawjō *hawjamiz

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hauja-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 215