Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haitą

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

Substantivization of *haitaną (to address, to call).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑi̯.tɑ̃/

Noun

*haitą n

  1. promise

Inflection

Declension of *haitą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *haitą *haitō
vocative *haitą *haitō
accusative *haitą *haitō
genitive *haitas, *haitis *haitǫ̂
dative *haitai *haitamaz
instrumental *haitō *haitamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hait
  • Old Norse: heit
  • Gothic: *𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄 (*hait)