Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haswaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

*haswijaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱas(w)- (“bright grey”). Cognate with Latin caesius (“blue-grey”), Latin cānus (“grey, silvery, hoary”), Latin cascus (“old, ancient”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxɑs.wɑz/

Adjective

*haswaz

(colour) grey

Inflection

Declension of *haswaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*haswaz	*haswai	*haswō	*haswôz	*haswą, -atō	*haswō
Accusative	*haswanǭ	*haswanz	*haswǭ	*haswōz	*haswą, -atō	*haswō
Genitive	*haswas, -is	*haswaizǫ̂	*haswaizōz	*haswaizǫ̂	*haswas, -is	*haswaizǫ̂
Dative	*haswammai	*haswaimaz	*haswaizōi	*haswaimaz	*haswammai	*haswaimaz
Instrumental	*haswanō	*haswaimiz	*haswaizō	*haswaimiz	*haswanō	*haswaimiz

Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*haswô	*haswaniz	*haswǭ	*haswōniz	*haswô	*haswōnō
Accusative	*haswanų	*haswanunz	*haswōnų	*haswōnunz	*haswô	*haswōnō
Genitive	*haswiniz	*haswanǫ̂	*haswōniz	*haswōnǫ̂	*haswiniz	*haswanǫ̂
Dative	*haswini	*haswammaz	*haswōni	*haswōmaz	*haswini	*haswammaz
Instrumental	*haswinē	*haswammiz	*haswōnē	*haswōmiz	*haswinē	*haswammiz

Related terms

*hasô

Descendants

Old English: hasu, heasu; hasweġ, haswiġ; hǣwen, *blǣhǣwen >blǣwen
- Middle English: haswed; blewe
  - English: haswed; hasard, hasart; hazy, haze; blew, blue
Old Saxon: hasu
Old Frankish: *haswi
- Old French: *hasve, have
  - Middle French: have
    - French: hâve
Old High German: *haswi; hasan
- Middle High German: heswe
Old Norse: hǫss
- Icelandic: höss