Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōbō

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 Pre-Germanic *keh₂péh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂po- (“land, garden”), from *kap- (“to seize”). Related to Ancient Greek κῆπος (kêpos, “garden, orchard”)[1] and possibly Albanian kopsht (“garden”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɔː.βɔː/

Noun

*hōbō f[1]

  1. piece of land

Inflection

Declension of *hōbō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hōbō *hōbôz
vocative *hōbō *hōbôz
accusative *hōbǭ *hōbōz
genitive *hōbōz *hōbǫ̂
dative *hōbōi *hōbōmaz
instrumental *hōbō *hōbōmiz

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: hōva
    • Middle Low German: hōve
      • Low German: Hoov
  • Old Dutch: *huova
  • Old High German: huoba, (Central German also) huova, hōva

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*hōbō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 238
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