Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hauniþu

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 Proto-Germanic *hauniþō. Equivalent to *haunī (“humiliated”) +‎ *-iþu (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*hauniþu f

  1. humiliation

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *hauniþu
Genitive *hauniþā
Singular Plural
Nominative *hauniþu *hauniþō
Accusative *hauniþā *hauniþā
Genitive *hauniþā *hauniþō
Dative *hauniþē *hauniþōm, *hauniþum
Instrumental *hauniþu *hauniþōm, *hauniþum

Descendants

  • Old English: hīenþu, hȳnþ, hȳnþu, hēnþo
    • Middle English: henthe, hinth
  • Old Frisian: hānethe
  • Old Saxon: hōnitha
    • Middle Low German: honede
  • Old Dutch: hōnitha
    • Middle Dutch: hôonde, hôonte
      • Dutch: hoonte (obsolete)
  • Old High German: hōnida
  • → Medieval Latin: haunta
    • Old French: honte (see there for further descendants)
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