Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hētuz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative forms

*hētaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kēd-, *(s)kad- (“to cover, dress”). Cognate with Sanskrit छादयति (chādáyati, “he covers, clothes, veils”).

Noun

*hētuz m

garment, dress

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *hētuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hētuz	*hētiwiz
vocative	*hētu	*hētiwiz
accusative	*hētų	*hētunz
genitive	*hētauz	*hētiwǫ̂
dative	*hētiwi	*hētumaz
instrumental	*hētū	*hētumiz

Descendants

Old English: hǣteru, hǣtera (plural)
- Middle English: hatere, hatyr, hetter, hater
Old High German: *hāz, *hāzi
- Middle High German: hāz, hǣze, hǣz
  - Alemannic: Häss
→ Proto-Slavic: *šatъ, *šata

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