Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hauwā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hawwǭ.

Noun

*hauwā f

hoe, mattock

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hauwā
Genitive	*hauwōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hauwā	*hauwōn
Accusative	*hauwōn	*hauwōn
Genitive	*hauwōn	*hauwōnō
Dative	*hauwōn	*hauwōm
Instrumental	*hauwōn	*hauwōm

Descendants

Old Saxon: hauwa
Old Dutch: houwa
- Middle Dutch: houwe
  - Dutch: houw (dialectal)
Old High German: houwa
- Middle High German: houwe
  - German: Haue
→ Old French: houe (see there for further descendants)