Unknown; possibly dissimilated from earlier *hwahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷóḱ-tu-s, from *kʷeḱ- (“to see, appear”), perhaps cognate with Old Irish cucht (“external appearance; colour”), Tocharian B kektseñe (“body”).[1][2] Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱ-tu-s, from *ḱek- (“to be able, capable”), whence also *hagaz (“skilled, abled”).[3]
*hahtuz m[3][4]
- habit, custom
| u-stemDeclension of *hahtuz (u-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*hahtuz
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*hahtiwiz
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| vocative
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*hahtu
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*hahtiwiz
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| accusative
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*hahtų
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*hahtunz
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| genitive
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*hahtauz
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*hahtiwǫ̂
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| dative
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*hahtiwi
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*hahtumaz
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| instrumental
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*hahtū
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*hahtumiz
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- ^ Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kektseñe”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 202-203
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 107
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pokorny, Julius (1959) “k̑ak- (k̑ek-?)”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 522
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xaxtuz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 150
