Germanic etymology : Query result

Proto-Germanic: *xnītan- vb., *xnaitōn- vb., *xnitVl=

Meaning: scratch, break, wound

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: hnīta st. `stossen', hneita `stossen, beleidigen', hnitol`stössig, cornipetus'

Norwegian: nita `stechen, schmerzen'

Old English: hnīta `stossen, zusammenstossen'

Old Saxon: hnītan `stossen', of-hnītan `wegreissen'

Middle Dutch: nīten `slaan, klinken'

Dutch: dial. nijten `met de horens stoten; dwarsdrijven, lastig zijn'

Middle Low German: niten `stoten', netel `stössig, cornipetus'

Proto-Germanic: *xnōjan- vb., *xnōwō(n), *xnōdV́-

Meaning: cut, slot

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Saxon: hnōa `Fuge'

Old High German: (h)nuot (9.Jh.) `Verbindung, Ritze, Fuge'; nuoen; (h)nuoa `Fuge' (8.Jh.)

Middle High German: nüejel, nüegel st. n. 'fug-, nutgobel' { nüejen `durch Schaben glätten, genau zusammenfügen' }; nuot st. f. 'zusammenfügung zweier bretter, fuge'

German: Nut f., Nute f.

Proto-Germanic: *xnuki-z

Meaning: smell

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: hnük-r m. `Gestank' (= fnükr, knükr, nükr, snükr)

Norwegian: nük

Proto-Germanic: *xnut f., *xnutō, *xnuti-z f.

Meaning: nut

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: hnot, pl. hnötr f. `Nuss'

Norwegian: not

Swedish: nöt

Danish: nöd

Old English: hnutu, -e f. `nut'

English: nut

Middle Dutch: not, notte, nōte, nuete f.

Dutch: noot m., f., dial. neut

Middle Low German: not, nōte

Old High German: (h)nuʒ (um 800)

Middle High German: nuʒ st. f. 'schalenfrucht wie nuss, mandel'

German: Nuss

Proto-Germanic: *xnū́ɵ=

Meaning: bar, stake

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: hnūɵō f. (n) Cod. A (hnūtō Cod. B) `tip of prod'

Old Norse: hnūδ-r `Stange, Pfahl'

Old Swedish: nūdher `Block, Klotz'

Proto-Germanic: *xōbṓ

Meaning: piece of land

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Saxon: hōva `Stück Land'

Middle Dutch: hoeve `landstuk van bepaalde grootte, hofstede'

Dutch: hoeve f.

Middle Low German: hōve

Old High German: huoba (8.Jh.) `Stück Land von einem gewissen Masse'

Middle High German: huobe, md. hūfe st./wk. f. 'stück land von einem gewissen masse, hufe'

German: Hufe f., obd. Hube

Proto-Germanic: *xōb=, *xōf=

Meaning: measure, to fit, pass

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: gahōbains f. (i) `self-control'

Old Norse: hōf n. `rechtes Mass, Geziemendes'; hȫfa wk. `zielen, passen, sich schicken',

Swedish: hov; höva-s vb.

Old Danish: hov

Old English: { bihōf `Behuf, Nutzen; Not, Mangel'; behōfian }

Old Frisian: bihōf `Behuf, Nutzen; Not, Mangel'; bihōvia

Middle Dutch: behoven, behoeven

Middle Low German: behōf `Behuf, Vorteil'; behōven, hȫven

Old High German: bihuobida `Übermut; Bedürfnis'

Middle High German: behuof st. m. (md. behūf, ndrh. behōf) 'geschäft, gewerbe; zweck, absicht; vorteil; wessen man bedarf, was nützlich ist'

German: { Behuf }

Proto-Germanic: *xōda-z; *xattu-z; *xattiōn; ? *xadr=; *xōdō, *xōdēn- vb.

Meaning: hood

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: hɔtt-r m. `Hut, Kapuze'; hetta f. `Kapuze'

Norwegian: hatt `Hut', hott `Hauphaar', hetta

Swedish: hatt; hätta

Danish: hat; hätte

Old English: hōd m. `Kappe', hätt `der Hut'; hädre `sorglich, ängslich'; hōd `Obhut'

English: hood; hat

Old Frisian: hōd; hat; hōde, hūde `Obhut'

Old Saxon: hōd

Middle Dutch: hoet; hoede `hoede, bewaking, bewaring, bezit, voorzorg, wachter, bewaarplaats, aandacht, vrees, veilige plaats'

Dutch: hoed; hoede f.

Middle Low German: hōt; hȫde `Bewachung, Wache, Schutz, Hütung des Viehs, Viehweide'

Old High German: huot m. `der Hut, Haube, Helm' (8.Jh.); huota `Bewachung' (um 1000); huotēn `behüten, bewachsen'

Middle High German: huot st. m. 'hut, mütze'; huot(e) st. f. `Schaden verhindernde Aufsicht und Vorsicht, Bewachung, Schutz, Fürsorge; Wächter, Hinterhalt'

German: Hut m.; Hut f.

Proto-Germanic: *xṓfa-z

Meaning: hoof

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: hōf-r m. `Huf'

Norwegian: hov

Swedish: hov

Danish: hov

Old English: { hōf }

English: hoof

Old Frisian: hōf

Old Saxon: hōf

Middle Dutch: hoef

Dutch: hoef m.

Middle Low German: hōf

Old High German: huof (9.Jh.)

Middle High German: huof (-v-) st. m. 'huf'

German: Huf m.

Proto-Germanic: *xṓla-n; *xṓlōn- vb.

Meaning: vain speech, to slander

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: *hōlōn wk. `slander'

Old Norse: hōl n. `Lob, Prahlerei', hȫla wk. `rühmen, prahlen'

Norwegian: dial. höla `schmeicheln, loben'

Old English: hōl, -es n. `vain speech, evil speaking without cause, calumny, slander', hōlian `to speak evil of, slander, calumniate'

Old High German: { huolen `täuschen' }

Proto-Germanic: *xōnaz, *xōniz, *xōnsi-; *xanēn; *xanjō, *xaninjō

Meaning: hen, cock

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: hana m. (n) `cock, rooster'; CrimGot ano `gallina'

Old Norse: 1) pl. hȫns, hȫnsn, hȫnsni n. `Hühner'; 2) hani m. `Hahn'

Norwegian: 2) hane

Swedish: 1) höns, 2) hane

Danish: 1) höns, 2) hane

Old English: 2) hana, -an m. `cock', 3) { henn }

English: hen

Old Frisian: 2) hona

Old Saxon: 1) hōn, pl. hōner; 2) hano

Middle Dutch: 1) hoen, 2) hāne, 3) hene, hinne

Dutch: 1) hoen, pl. hoenders n., 2) haan m., 3) hen f.

Middle Low German: 3) henne, hinne, hēne

Old High German: 1) huon, pl. huonir (9.Jh.); 2) hano (8.Jh.), 3) henna (9.Jh.), henin (um 800)

Middle High German: 2) han(e) wk. m. 'hahn', 1) huon st. n. 'huhn', 3) henne st./wk. f. 'henne'

German: Hahn m., Huhn n., Henne f.

Proto-Germanic: *xṓrōn, *xṓra-z, *xṓra-n, *xōriō(n); *xarigō

Meaning: whore, adultery

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: hōr-s m. (a) `fornicator, adulterer'

Old Norse: hōra f. `Hure'; hōr-r m. `Hurer'; hōr n. `Ehebruch'

Norwegian: hora; hor

Swedish: hora; hor

Danish: hore; hor

Old English: hōre, -an f. `whore, harlot', { hōr n. `overspel, echtbreuk' }

English: whore

Old Frisian: hōr n. `overspel, echtbreuk'

Middle Dutch: hoere `Hure', huerre `id.'

Dutch: hoer f. `Hure'

Middle Low German: hōre `Hure', horre `id.', herge, herie `Dirne'

Old High German: huora (9.Jh.) `Hure', huorra `id.'; (9.Jh.) huor n. `overspel, echtbreuk'

Middle High German: huore wk. f. 'hure'; huor st. n., m. 'ausserehelicher beischlaf, ehebruch, hurerei', huore st. f. 'ds.'

German: Hure; (older) Herge

Proto-Germanic: *xṓxēn, *xṓxil=

Meaning: plough

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: hōha m. (n) `plough'

Old High German: huohili `aratiuncula'

Proto-Germanic: *xṓxi-, *xṓx=, *xōxi-; *xōkra-n

Meaning: mock

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old English: hōcor n. `Spott'

Old Saxon: over-hōhi `höhnend', hōhilīk `lächerlich'

Old High German: huohōn `spötten, höhnen', huoh `Spot, Hohn'

Middle High German: huoch (-h-) st. m. 'hohn, spott'

Proto-Germanic: *xrabna-z, *xrabba-z; *skra[b]Vn- vb.; *skra[b]a-n; *skrapa-n, *skrapVn- vb., *skrē[b]Vn- vb., *skarba-z, *skra[b]a-z

Meaning: raven

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: hrafn m. `Rabe'; NIsl skrāfa `einen scharrenden Laut geben'; skrafa wk. `reden, plaudern'; skarf-r `Scharbe (Graeculus carbo)'; skrap n. `Rascheln, Geschwätz', skrapa wk. `lärmen, schwätzen'

Norwegian: ramn; dial. skrava `plaudern, krächzen', dial. skrɔva `knarren'; skarv `Scharbe'

Old Swedish: Run. haraßanaR

Swedish: ramsvart `rabenschwarz'; dial. skarv `Scharbe'

Danish: ravn; skarv `Scharbe'

Old English: hräfn `Rabe'; skräf `Seerabe'; hrämn, hrǟm

Old Saxon: -hravan; naht-ram `Nacheule'

Middle Dutch: rāve, rāven m.; schraven `schaben, scharren'

Dutch: raaf f.

Middle Low German: rāven, rāve

Old High German: (h)rabo (um 1100), (h)raban (9.Jh.), (h)ram (8.Jh.), (h)rappo (12.Jh.) `Rabe'; scarba, scarva f., scarbo m. `Seerabe'

Middle High German: raben st. m., rabe, rap, rapp(e) wk. m. 'Rabe'; scharbe wk. m., f. 'der schwimmtauche, die scharbe'

German: Rabe m.; { Scharbe }; Rappe m. `ravenzwart paard'

Proto-Germanic: *xraina-z

Meaning: reindeer

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: hrein-n m. `Renntier'; hrein-dǖri

Norwegian: rein

Swedish: ren; rendjur

Danish: rensdür

Old English: hrān (hrǟn), -es m. `reindeer'

English: reindeer

German: Renntier

Proto-Germanic: *xrakjan- vb., *xraka-n

Meaning: manure, dung

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: hrekja wk. `forttreiben, misshandeln'; hrak n. `wertloses Ding; Schimpfwort'

Norwegian: rak `Unrat, Tieraas'

Danish: dial. rag `Unrat'

Old Frisian: hreka `reissen'

Proto-Germanic: *xramásōn, -ēn

Meaning: ramson

IE etymology: IE etymology

Swedish: rams-lök

Danish: rams-lög

Old English: hramsa,-an m., hramse, -an f. `ramsons, broad-leavel gartlic (Allium ursinum)'

Middle English: ramese

English: dial. rams `wild garlic', ramson

Dutch: rams f.

Middle Low German: ramese, remese

German: bair. rams

Proto-Germanic: *xramjan- vb.

Meaning: *to hang

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: *hramjan wk. `crucify'

Proto-Germanic: *xramō(n), -ēn, *xrami-z, *xramjan-, *xramn=, *xramma-z

Meaning: fence, sheaf

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: hrefni n. `der fünfte Plankengang vom Kiel aus'; hremma wk. `fassen, klemmen, drücken'; hramm-r m. `Tatze, Klaue; Hand, Arm' (poet.)

Norwegian: remma `in die Klemme bringen'; ram

Swedish: ram(m)

Old Danish: ramme

Old English: hremman `hemmen, hindern'; hramma `Krampf'

Old Frisian: hrem-bend `Fessel'

Middle Dutch: rāme, raem m., rāme f. `omlijsting, raam, waarop iets gespannen wordt'; rēme `id.'; remmen `hemmen'

Dutch: raam n., dial. f.; { remmen }

Middle Low German: rāme m. `raam, omlisting'; ram(me) `Krampf'

Low German: remmen `hemmen'

Old High German: rama f. (um 1000) `Webe- oder Stickrahmen'

Middle High German: rame st. f., m., rame, rɛme, rɛm wk. m., f., st. f. 'rahmen zum sticken, weben, bortenwirken'

German: Rahmen m.