Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hą̄h

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hanhaz.

Noun

*hą̄h m

1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) heel

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hą̄h
Genitive	*hą̄has
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hą̄h	*hą̄hō, *hą̄hōs
Accusative	*hą̄h	*hą̄hā
Genitive	*hą̄has	*hą̄hō
Dative	*hą̄hē	*hą̄hum
Instrumental	*hą̄hu	*hą̄hum

Derived terms

• *hą̄hilō
• *hą̄hasinu

Descendants

• Old English: hōh, hō, hōg
  • Middle English: hough, ho, hoche, hogh, hoȝ, hokke, hoo, houȝ, houe, howe, howghe, howh
    • English: hough, hoff, hock
    • Scots: hoch, houch
    • ⇒ Yola: houghany