Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/husk

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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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *huskaz, *huską, from Proto-Indo-European *kewd- (to be naughty, shout, mock).

Noun

*husk m or n

  1. mockery, scorn, derision

Inflection

Masculine
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *husk
Genitive *hoskas
Singular Plural
Nominative *husk *hoskō, *hoskōs
Accusative *husk *hoskā
Genitive *hoskas *hoskō
Dative *huskē *huskum
Instrumental *husku *huskum
Neuter
Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *husk
Genitive *hoskas
Singular Plural
Nominative *husk *husku
Accusative *husk *husku
Genitive *hoskas *hoskō
Dative *huskē *huskum
Instrumental *husku *huskum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: husċ, hux, hucs, hucx
    • Middle English: hux
  • Old Saxon: hosk
  • Old Dutch: hosk, hosc
  • Old High German: hosk, hosc