*hauhį̄

Runic: ᚺᚨᚢᚺᛁ Pronunciation: /ˈxɑu̯.xĩː/

noun · feminine · īn-stem

Meanings

height

Etymology

From *hauhaz (‘high’) + *-į̄.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.hauhį̄hauhīniz
Acc.hauhīnųhauhīnunz
Gen.hauhīnizhauhīnǫ̂
Dat.hauhīnihauhīmaz
Inst.hauhīnēhauhīmiz
Voc.hauhį̄hauhīniz

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Descendants

  • *hauhī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hōhī (Old High German)
      • hœhe, hōhe, hō (Middle High German)
        • Hechi, Höchi, Hööchi (Alemannic German)
        • ? (Bavarian)
        • Höhe, Höh (German)
        • הייך (heykh) (Yiddish)
  • *hauhī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hōhi (Old Saxon)
      • höge, höe (Middle Low German)
  • 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌴𐌹 (hauhei) (Gothic)

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