Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hainō

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 *ḱeh₃i- (“to sharpen”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxɑi̯.nɔː/

Noun

*hainō f

whetstone

Declension

ō-stemDeclension of *hainō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hainō	*hainôz
vocative	*hainō	*hainôz
accusative	*hainǭ	*hainōz
genitive	*hainōz	*hainǫ̂
dative	*hainōi	*hainōmaz
instrumental	*hainō	*hainōmiz

Derived terms

*hainijaną

Descendants

Old English: hān
- Middle English: hone, hayn, hoone
  - English: hone
    - → Scots: hone, whoon
  - Scots: hone
Low German: Hän, Heenk, Hant, Hänke (?)
Dutch: heen (?)
Old Norse: hein
- Icelandic: hein
- Norwegian: hein, hen
- Swedish: hein, hen (dialectal)