Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwōtō

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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

Verbal noun of *hwētaną (“to attack, stab”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*hwōtō f[1]

  1. threat
  2. reprimand

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *hwōtō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hwōtō *hwōtôz
vocative *hwōtō *hwōtôz
accusative *hwōtǭ *hwōtōz
genitive *hwōtōz *hwōtǫ̂
dative *hwōtōi *hwōtōmaz
instrumental *hwōtō *hwōtōmiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: hót pl n
    • Icelandic: hót pl n
    • Swedish: hot n
    • ⇒ Old Norse: hóta (verb)
  • Gothic: 𐍈𐍉𐍄𐌰 (ƕōta)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*hwōtō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 202
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