Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/husǭ

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 *(s)kew(H)- (“to cover, bewrap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxu.sɔ̃ː/

Noun

*husǭ f

1. an outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case
2. covering for the legs; leggings, trousers

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *husǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*husǭ	*husōniz
vocative	*husǭ	*husōniz
accusative	*husōnų	*husōnunz
genitive	*husōniz	*husōnǫ̂
dative	*husōni	*husōmaz
instrumental	*husōnē	*husōmiz

Related terms

• *husō
• *husô

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hosā
  • Old English: hose, hosa, hosu
    • Middle English: hose, hoyse, hosa, hoose (all rare)
      • English: hose
      • Scots: hose, hoe
  • Old Frisian: *hose
    • Saterland Frisian: Hoose
    • West Frisian: hoas
  • Old Saxon: hosa
    • Middle Low German: hōse, hāse
      • German Low German: Hose, Hoos
  • Old Dutch: *hosa
    • Middle Dutch: hōse
      • Dutch: hoos
        • Afrikaans: hoos
  • Old High German: hosa
    • Middle High German: hose
      • Cimbrian: hóoza
      • German: Hose
      • Luxembourgish: Hues
      • Yiddish: הויזן (hoyzn)
  • → Late Latin: hosae (see there for further descendants)
• Old Norse: hosa
  • Icelandic: hosa
  • Faroese: hosa
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hose
  • Old Swedish: hosa, husa
    • → Finnish: housut
    • Swedish: hosa
  • Danish: hose
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌿𐍃𐌰 (husa)