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

neuter a-stemDeclension 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

• *bihaitą
• *gahaitą

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hait
  • Old English: hāt
    • English: hote, hot, hate, hat
• Old Norse: heit
  • Icelandic: heit
  • Faroese: heit
• Gothic: *𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄 (*hait)
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄 (andahait)