Reconstruction:Old Dutch/houwa

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 This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hauwā, from Proto-Germanic *hawwǭ. Only attested in Latinized forms.

Noun

*houwa f

  1. hoe, mattock
  2. hook

Inflection

Declension of *houwa (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *houwa *houwa, *houwon
accusative *houwa, *houwon *houwa, *houwon
genitive *houwon *houwono
dative *houwon *houwon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: houwe
    • Dutch: houw (dialectal)

References

  • “houw I”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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