*hōbō

Runic: ᚺᛟᛒᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈxɔː.βɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

piece of land

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *keh₂péh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂po- (‘land, garden’), from *keh₂p- (‘to seize’). Related to Ancient Greek κῆπος (kêpos) (kêpos, ‘garden, orchard’) and possibly Albanian kopsht (‘garden’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	hōbō	hōbôz
Acc.	hōbǭ	hōbōz
Gen.	hōbōz	hōbǫ̂
Dat.	hōbōi	hōbōmaz
Inst.	hōbō	hōbōmiz
Voc.	hōbō	hōbôz

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Descendants

hōva (Old Saxon)
- hōve (Middle Low German)
  - Hoov (Low German)
*huova (Old Dutch)
- hoeve (Middle Dutch)
  - hoeve (Dutch)
huoba (Old High German)
- huobe, hūbe, hūve, hōve (Middle High German)
  - Hufe, Hube (German)
huova (Old High German)
- huobe, hūbe, hūve, hōve (Middle High German)
  - Hufe, Hube (German)
hōva (Old High German)
- huobe, hūbe, hūve, hōve (Middle High German)
  - Hufe, Hube (German)

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