Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hanhaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *kenk-, *kemǝk- (“joint, legbone”). Cognate with Lithuanian kìnka (“haunch”), Sanskrit कङ्काल (kaṅkāla, “skeleton”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑ̃ː.xɑz/

Noun

*hanhaz m

1. heel

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hanhaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hanhaz	*hanhōz, *hanhōs
vocative	*hanh	*hanhōz, *hanhōs
accusative	*hanhą	*hanhanz
genitive	*hanhas, *hanhis	*hanhǫ̂
dative	*hanhai	*hanhamaz
instrumental	*hanhō	*hanhamiz

Derived terms

• *hanhilaz
• *hanhasinwō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hą̄h
  • Old English: hōh, hō, hōg
    • Middle English: hough, ho, hoche, hogh, hoȝ, hokke, hoo, houȝ, houe, howe, howghe, howh
      • English: hough, hoff, hock
      • Scots: hoch, houch
      • ⇒ Yola: houghany
• Old Norse: há
  • Icelandic: há