Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hufą

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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

From Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂wp-os, from *keh₂wp- (“to bend, arch, vault”). Related to *haupaz (“heap”); see there for more.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

*hufą n

  1. hill, elevated place
  2. house, hall, estate

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hufą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hufą *hufō
vocative *hufą *hufō
accusative *hufą *hufō
genitive *hufas, *hufis *hufǫ̂
dative *hufai *hufamaz
instrumental *hufō *hufamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*haupa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 252

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