Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hūsalauk
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
Etymology
From *hūs (“house”) + *lauk (“leek”).
Noun
*hūsalauk m
- houseleek
- Synonym: *singrōnijā
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *hūsalauk | |
| Genitive | *hūsalaukas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hūsalauk | *hūsalaukō, *hūsalaukōs |
| Accusative | *hūsalauk | *hūsalaukā |
| Genitive | *hūsalaukas | *hūsalaukō |
| Dative | *hūsalaukē | *hūsalaukum |
| Instrumental | *hūsalauku | *hūsalaukum |
Descendants
- Old English: *hūslēac
- Old Frisian: *hūslāk
- Old Saxon: *hūslōk
- Old Dutch: *hūslōk
- Old High German: hūslouh
- Middle High German: hūseslouch
- German: Hauslauch
- Middle High German: hūseslouch
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xūsa-laukaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 196