Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hūhwō

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 *hūhwô ~ *hūkwaz.

Noun

*hūhwō m

1. owl

   Synonyms: *hūkilā, *hūku, *hūhwilā, *uwwilā, *uwwō

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hūhwō
Genitive	*hūhwini, *hūhwan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hūhwō	*hūhwan
Accusative	*hūhwan	*hūhwan
Genitive	*hūhwini, *hūhwan	*hūhwanō
Dative	*hūhwini, *hūhwan	*hūhwum
Instrumental	*hūhwini, *hūhwan	*hūhwum

Derived terms

• *hūhwilā

Descendants

• Old Saxon: hūwo, hūo
• Old High German: hūwo
  • Middle High German: hūwe
    • Alemannic German: Huu
    • German: Huw, Huhu, Huher, Uhu