Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/watarhōn

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 *watar +‎ *hōn.

Noun

*watarhōn n

1. waterfowl
2. coot

   Synonyms: *balikā, *balikō

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*watarhōn
Genitive	*watarhōnas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*watarhōn	*watarhōnu
Accusative	*watarhōn	*watarhōnu
Genitive	*watarhōnas	*watarhōnō
Dative	*watarhōnē	*watarhōnum
Instrumental	*watarhōnu	*watarhōnum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: watarhōn
  • Middle Low German: waterhôn
    • Low German: Waterhohn
• Old Dutch: *watahōn, *watarhuon
  • Middle Dutch: waterhoen
    • Dutch: waterhoen
    • West Flemish: waterhoon
• Old High German: wazzarhuon
  • Middle High German: wazzerhuon
    • German: Wasserhuhn