Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hait

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *haitaz.

Adjective

*hait

hot

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*hait
Genitive	*haitas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*hait	*haitu	*hait
Accusative	*haitanā	*haitā	*hait
Genitive	*haitas	*haiteʀā	*haitas
Dative	*haitumē	*haiteʀē	*haitumē
Instrumental	*haitu	*haiteʀu	*haitu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*haitē	*haitō	*haitu
Accusative	*haitā	*haitā	*haitu
Genitive	*haiteʀō	*haiteʀō	*haiteʀō
Dative	haitēm, haitum	haitēm, haitum	haitēm, haitum
Instrumental	haitēm, haitum	haitēm, haitum	haitēm, haitum

Related terms

*haitan

Descendants

Old English: hāt
- Middle English: hot, hote, hoot, hoote, hoth, whote, hate, hatte (northern)
  - English: hot
  - Geordie English: het
  - Scots: hat, hait, hate
  - Yola: hoat, hote, hoate
Old Frisian: hēt
- North Frisian: hiet
- Saterland Frisian: heet
- West Frisian: hjit, hyt
Old Saxon: hēt
- Middle Low German: hêt
  - German Low German: heet
  - Low German: heet, hitt
Old Dutch: heit, *hēt
- Middle Dutch: heet
  - Dutch: heet, heit (dialectal)
    - Berbice Creole Dutch: hete
    - Jersey Dutch: heît
    - Negerhollands: heet
Old High German: heiz
- Middle High German: heiz
  - Bavarian: hoaß
  - Central Franconian: heeß, hääß, heiß
  - East Central German: heeß
  - German: heiß, heiss
  - Hunsrik: heis
  - Yiddish: הייס (heys)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *haitą.

Noun

*hait n

promise

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hait
Genitive	*haitas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hait	*haitu
Accusative	*hait	*haitu
Genitive	*haitas	*haitō
Dative	*haitē	*haitum
Instrumental	*haitu	*haitum

Related terms

*haitan

Descendants

Old English: hāt
- English: hote, hot, hate, hat