*dēhǭ

Runic: ᛞᛖᚺᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈdɛː.xɔ̃ː/

noun · feminine · ōn-stem

Meanings

jackdaw (bird)

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from *dʰēk-éh₂ from an onomatopoeic Proto-Indo-European root *dʰēk- (‘a daw, starling, thrush’). Possible cognate with Old Prussian doacke (‘starling’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	dēhǭ	dēhōniz
Acc.	dēhōnų	dēhōnunz
Gen.	dēhōniz	dēhōnǫ̂
Dat.	dēhōni	dēhōmaz
Inst.	dēhōnē	dēhōmiz
Voc.	dēhǭ	dēhōniz

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Descendants

*dagwā, *dahā , *dāhwā (Proto-West Germanic)
- dāha (Old Saxon)
* dagwā, *dahā , *dāhwā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *dāwe (Old English)
  - dawe (Middle English)
    - da, daa, daw (Scots)
* dagwā, *dahā , *dāhwā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *dāwe (Old English)
  - dawe (Middle English)
    - daw (English)
      - jackdaw (English)
* dagwā, *dahā , *dāhwā (Proto-West Germanic)
- tāha (Old High German)
  - tāhe (Middle High German)
    - Tach, Dache (German)

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