Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hauhiþu

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 *hauhiþō. Equivalent to *hauh (“high”) +‎ *-iþu (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*hauhiþu f

height
Synonym: *hauhī

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hauhiþu
Genitive	*hauhiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hauhiþu	*hauhiþō
Accusative	*hauhiþā	*hauhiþā
Genitive	*hauhiþā	*hauhiþō
Dative	*hauhiþē	hauhiþōm, hauhiþum
Instrumental	*hauhiþu	hauhiþōm, hauhiþum

Descendants

Old English: hīehþu, hīehþo, hēhþo, hēahþu
- Middle English: heiȝþe, heighte
  - English: heighth, height
  - Scots: hecht, haicht
Old Frisian: *hēchte, *hāchte
- Saterland Frisian: Höchte, Hööchte
- West Frisian: hichte
Old Saxon: *hōhitha
- Middle Low German: hö̂gede, hö̂chte
  - German Low German: Höchte, Höcht
Old Dutch: *hōgitha, *hōgida
- Middle Dutch: hôgede
  - Dutch: hoogte
  - Limburgish: huuegdje
Old High German: hōhida
- Middle High German: hœhede, hœhte
  - Luxembourgish: Héicht

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