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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haft

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *haftaz.

Adjective

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*haft[1]

  1. captive

Inflection

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a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *haft
Genitive *haftas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *haft *haftu *haft
Accusative *haftanā *haftā *haft
Genitive *haftas *hafteʀā *haftas
Dative *haftumē *hafteʀē *haftumē
Instrumental *haftu *hafteʀu *haftu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *haftē *haftō *haftu
Accusative *haftā *haftā *haftu
Genitive *hafteʀō *hafteʀō *hafteʀō
Dative *haftēm, *haftum *haftēm, *haftum *haftēm, *haftum
Instrumental *haftēm, *haftum *haftēm, *haftum *haftēm, *haftum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: hæft
  • Old Saxon: -haft
  • Old Dutch: -haft
  • Old High German: haft

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 147:PWGmc *haft