Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōną

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

    Vṛddhi-derivative of *hanô (“cock, rooster”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈxɔː.nɑ̃/
    • Rhymes: -ɔː.nɑ̃

    Noun

    *hōną n

    1. hen, chicken

    Inflection

    Declension of *hōną (neuter a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *hōną *hōnō
    vocative *hōną *hōnō
    accusative *hōną *hōnō
    genitive *hōnas, *hōnis *hōnǫ̂
    dative *hōnai *hōnamaz
    instrumental *hōnō *hōnamiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *hōn
      • Old Saxon: hōn
      • Old Dutch: *huon
      • Old High German: huon

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “hōniz-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 240
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