Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ahaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative forms

*ahsą (North Germanic, East Germanic)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.xɑz/

Noun

*ahaz n^[1]

ear (of grain)

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *ahaz (z-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ahaz	*ahizō
vocative	*ahaz	*ahizō
accusative	*ahaz	*ahizō
genitive	*ahiziz	*ahizǫ̂
dative	*ahizi	*ahizumaz
instrumental	*ahizē	*ahizumiz

Related terms

*ahanō (“awns”)
*ahsą
- Old Norse: ax (see there for further descendants)
- Gothic: 𐌰𐌷𐍃 (ahs)

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *ahaʀ, *ahiʀ
- Old English: ēar, æhher — Northumbrian
  - Middle English: eere, ear, ere, er, ȝer, eyre
    - English: ear
    - Scots: aicher, icker, aiker (< æhher)
- Old Frisian: *ēr
  - Saterland Frisian: Iere
  - West Frisian: ier
- Old Saxon: ahar, ahir, ehir
  - Middle Low German: ār
    - Low German: Ohr
    - Plautdietsch: Oa
- Old Dutch: *ār
  - Middle Dutch: aer
    - Dutch: aar
      - Afrikaans: aar
- Old High German: ahir, ahar, ehir
  - Middle High German: eher, äher
    - Alemannic German: Äli
    - Central Franconian: Ohr, Öhr, Ähr, Ähjer, Iehr
      - Luxembourgish: Éi
    - German: Ähre
    - Vilamovian: yjer

References

^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*ahiz-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 5

[1] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*ahiz-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 5

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