Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hahtuz

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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

Unknown; possibly dissimilated from earlier *hwahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷóḱ-tu-s, from *kʷeḱ- (to see, appear), perhaps cognate with Old Irish cucht (external appearance; colour), Tocharian B kektseñe (body).[1][2] Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱ-tu-s, from *ḱek- (to be able, capable), whence also *hagaz (skilled, abled).[3]

Pronunciation

Noun

*hahtuz m[3][4]

  1. habit, custom

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *hahtuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hahtuz *hahtiwiz
vocative *hahtu *hahtiwiz
accusative *hahtų *hahtunz
genitive *hahtauz *hahtiwǫ̂
dative *hahtiwi *hahtumaz
instrumental *hahtū *hahtumiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: háttr
    • Icelandic: háttur m
    • Faroese: háttur m
    • Norn: hot
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: hått m

References

  1. ^ Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kektseñe”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 202-203
  2. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 107
  3. 3.0 3.1 Pokorny, Julius (1959) “k̑ak- (k̑ek-?)”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 522
  4. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xaxtuz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 150