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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/husk

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

Alternative forms
  • *hosk

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *huskaz, *huską, from Proto-Indo-European *kewd- (“to be naughty, shout, mock”).

Noun

*husk m or n

  1. mockery, scorn, derision

Inflection
Masculine
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *husk
Genitive *huskas
Singular Plural
Nominative *husk *huskō, *huskōs
Accusative *husk *huskā
Genitive *huskas *huskō
Dative *huskē *huskum
Instrumental *husku *huskum
Neuter
Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *husk
Genitive *huskas
Singular Plural
Nominative *husk *husku
Accusative *husk *husku
Genitive *huskas *huskō
Dative *huskē *huskum
Instrumental *husku *huskum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Old English: husċ, hux, hucs, hucx
    • Middle English: hux
  • Old Saxon: hosk
    • Middle Low German: hosch
  • Old Dutch: hosk, hosc
  • Old High German: hosk, hosc
    • Middle High German: hosche
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