Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōdaz

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 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

Etymology

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *kadʰ- (“to cover, protect”) and compared to Latin cassis (“helmet”). However, Kroonen reconstructs the Proto-Indo-European form as *koHt-ó- instead, and links the root to Proto-Germanic *hattuz (“hat”); see there for more.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

*hōdaz m

  1. shelter; cover; hood

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hōdaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hōdaz *hōdōz, *hōdōs
vocative *hōd *hōdōz, *hōdōs
accusative *hōdą *hōdanz
genitive *hōdas, *hōdis *hōdǫ̂
dative *hōdai *hōdamaz
instrumental *hōdō *hōdamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hōd

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 238
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