Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/watarhōn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *watar +‎ *hōn.

Noun

*watarhōn n

waterfowl
coot
Synonyms: *balikā, *balikō

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*watarhōn
Genitive	*watarhōnas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*watarhōn	*watarhōnu
Accusative	*watarhōn	*watarhōnu
Genitive	*watarhōnas	*watarhōnō
Dative	*watarhōnē	*watarhōnum
Instrumental	*watarhōnu	*watarhōnum

Descendants

Old Saxon: watarhōn
- Middle Low German: waterhôn
  - Low German: Waterhohn
Old Dutch: *watahōn, *watarhuon
- Middle Dutch: waterhoen
  - Dutch: waterhoen
  - West Flemish: waterhoon
Old High German: wazzarhuon
- Middle High German: wazzerhuon
  - German: Wasserhuhn