ta

tā (canonical feminine)
tān (nominative plural)
tā (nominative singular)
tān (nominative plural)
tān (accusative singular)
tān (accusative plural)
tān (genitive singular)
tāna (genitive plural)
tān (dative singular)
tām (dative plural)
tāum (dative plural)

Middle English: ta, to

English: toe

Scots: tae

From Proto-West Germanic *taihā, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ.


heafod

hēafod (canonical neuter)
hēafod (nominative singular)
hēafdu (nominative plural)
hēafod (accusative singular)
hēafdu (accusative plural)
hēafdes (genitive singular)
hēafda (genitive plural)
hēafde (dative singular)
hēafdum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: heed
English: head, heed, hed (obsolete), 'ead (UK, eye dialect)
→ Japanese: ヘッド (heddo)
Sranan Tongo: ede
Aukan: ede
Saramaccan: hédi
Geordie English: heed
Scots: heid
Yola: heade, haade, hade

From Proto-Germanic *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-. Cognate with Old Frisian hāved, Old Saxon hōƀid, Dutch hoofd, Old High German houbit, Old Norse hǫfuð, and Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸 (haubiþ). The Germanic source is related to Latin caput and Sanskrit कपालम् (kapālam).

etymon

hēafod

late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost"
Mīn hēafod hē hæfþ mid his ċeaflum befangen.

late 10th century, Ælfric, "THE PASSION OF THE APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL"
Ic bidde eow, wendað min heafod adune, and astreccað mine fét wið heofonas weard: ne eom ic wyrðe þæt ic swa hangige swa min Drihten.

I beseech you, turn my head down, and stretch my feet towards heaven: I am not worthy to hang as my Lord.


fot

fōt (canonical masculine)
fēt (nominative plural)
fōt (nominative singular)
fēt (nominative plural)
fōt (accusative singular)
fēt (accusative plural)
fōtes (genitive singular)
fōta (genitive plural)
fēt (dative singular)
fōtum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: fot, fod, foȝt, foit, foot, foote, fote, fout, fut, vot
English: foot (see there for further descendants)
Scots: fit, fuit, fut, fute
Yola: voote

From Proto-West Germanic *fōt.
Cognates:
Germanic cognates include Old Frisian fōt, Old Saxon fōt (Dutch voet), Old High German fuoz (German Fuß), Old Norse fótr (Danish fod, Swedish fot), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐍃 (fōtus). The Proto-Indo-European root was also the source of Sanskrit पद् (pád), Ancient Greek πούς (poús) (genitive ποδός (podós)); Doric πῶς (pôs), Latin pēs (genitive pedis).

Iċ dypte mīnne fōt on þæt wæter.

Wē ongunnon þæt þorp ġenēahlǣċan on fōtum.

We tried to reach the village on foot (literally "on feet").

(anatomy) an organ in humans and animals used for locomotion


ædre

ǣdre (canonical feminine)
ǣdre (nominative singular)
ǣdran (nominative plural)
ǣdran (accusative singular)
ǣdran (accusative plural)
ǣdran (genitive singular)
ǣdrena (genitive plural)
ǣdran (dative singular)
ǣdrum (dative plural)

Middle English: edre

From Proto-Germanic *ēþrǭ. Cognates include Old Frisian ēdere, Old High German ādra, Old Norse æðr.


nasu

nasu (nominative singular)
nasa (nominative plural)
nase (nominative plural)
nase (accusative singular)
nasa (accusative plural)
nase (accusative plural)
nase (genitive singular)
nasa (genitive plural)
nase (dative singular)
nasum (dative plural)

Middle English: nase, nasse, nease

From Proto-West Germanic *nasu, from Proto-Germanic *nasō.


lof

lōf (canonical masculine)
lōfas (nominative plural)
lōf (nominative singular)
lōfas (nominative plural)
lōf (accusative singular)
lōfas (accusative plural)
lōfes (genitive singular)
lōfa (genitive plural)
lōfe (dative singular)
lōfum (dative plural)

desc

Middle English: lofe, loofe, love, loove

English: loof

Scots: lufe, luif

From Proto-West Germanic *lōfō, from Proto-Germanic *lōfô. Cognate with Icelandic lófi, Gothic 𐌻𐍉𐍆𐌰 (lōfa).

Hæfde sigora weard on þam wangstede wǣre betolden lēofne lēodfruman mid lōfe sīnum […]

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hrycg

hryċġ (canonical masculine)
hryċġ (nominative singular)
hryċġas (nominative plural)
hryċġ (accusative singular)
hryċġas (accusative plural)
hryċġes (genitive singular)
hryċġa (genitive plural)
hryċġe (dative singular)
hryċġum (dative plural)

Middle English: rig, rigge, rug, ryg, rygge

Scots: rig

English: ridge, rig (Northern)

From Proto-West Germanic *hrugi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz. Cognate with Old High German rucki, Old Norse hryggr.


scearu

sċearu (canonical feminine)
sċearu (nominative singular)
sċeara (nominative plural)
sċeare (nominative plural)
sċeare (accusative singular)
sċeara (accusative plural)
sċeare (accusative plural)
sċeare (genitive singular)
sċeara (genitive plural)
sċeare (dative singular)
sċearum (dative plural)

Middle English: share

Scots: schare

English: share

From Proto-West Germanic *skaru, from Proto-Germanic *skarō (“division; share; troop”), whence also Old High German scara, Dutch schaar.

inh

(anatomy) the groin; pubic region; genitals; stomach; bowel


hafela

hafelan (nominative plural)
hafela (nominative singular)
hafelan (nominative plural)
hafelan (accusative singular)
hafelan (accusative plural)
hafelan (genitive singular)
hafelena (genitive plural)
hafelan (dative singular)
hafelum (dative plural)

From Proto-West Germanic *habulō. Compare Old Frisian heila and holla (“head”).


lippa

lippa (nominative singular)
lippan (nominative plural)
lippan (accusative singular)
lippan (accusative plural)
lippan (genitive singular)
lippena (genitive plural)
lippan (dative singular)
lippum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: lippe
English: lip
Scots: lip

heora tungan and lippan


byrla

byrla (nominative singular)
byrlan (nominative plural)
byrlan (accusative singular)
byrlan (accusative plural)
byrlan (genitive singular)
byrlena (genitive plural)
byrlan (dative singular)
byrlum (dative plural)

From *byril + -a, from Proto-West Germanic *biril. Cognate with Old High German biril (“a large basket, pot”). More at barrel.


weler

weler (nominative singular)
weleras (nominative plural)
weler (accusative singular)
weleras (accusative plural)
weleres (genitive singular)
welera (genitive plural)
welere (dative singular)
welerum (dative plural)
weler (nominative singular)
welera (nominative plural)
welere (nominative plural)
welere (accusative singular)
welera (accusative plural)
welere (accusative plural)
welere (genitive singular)
welera (genitive plural)
welere (dative singular)
welerum (dative plural)

From a metathetic alteration of Proto-Germanic *werulō, a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *weruz (“lip”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“high, raised area, tuber, lump, blister”).

inh

God ġesċōp ūs twā ēagan and twā ēaran, twā nosþyrlu and twēġen weoloras, twā handa and twēġen fēt.

late 10th century, Ælfric, "Preface to Genesis":

God made us two eyes and two ears, two nostrils and two lips, two hands and two feet.


spane

spane (nominative singular)
spanan (nominative plural)
spanan (accusative singular)
spanan (accusative plural)
spanan (genitive singular)
spanena (genitive plural)
spanan (dative singular)
spanum (dative plural)

Middle English: *spane, *spene

English: spene, speen (dialectal)

From Proto-Germanic *spanô, *spenô. See English spean.


ceafl

ċeafl (canonical masculine)
ceafl (nominative singular)
ceaflas (nominative plural)
ceafl (accusative singular)
ceaflas (accusative plural)
ceafles (genitive singular)
ceafla (genitive plural)
ceafle (dative singular)
ceaflum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: chavel, chevel, chaule, chawel, chavyl, chawil, chawyl, chavalle, chaul, chewil, chefle, chafle (Early Middle English), jawe, jawle (influenced by the syn. joue)
English: jowl, chavel
Scots: chowl, chow, chew
Yola: choule

From Proto-West Germanic *kafl (“jaw, cheek”).


neora

nēora (canonical masculine)
nēora (nominative singular)
nēoran (nominative plural)
nēoran (accusative singular)
nēoran (accusative plural)
nēoran (genitive singular)
nēorena (genitive plural)
nēoran (dative singular)
nēorum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: nēre, neere
Scots: neer, nere, neir

⇒ Middle English: kidenēre, kidnēre

English: kidney

From Proto-West Germanic *neurō, from Proto-Germanic *neurô (“kidney, testicle”).


cnucel

desctree

Middle English: knokel, knokelle, knokill, knokyl, knokylle
English: knuckle
Scots: knockle
Yola: noughel

From Proto-West Germanic *knukil, from Proto-Germanic *knukilaz.

(anatomy) the juncture of two bones; knuckle; joint


heafola

heafolan (nominative plural)
heafola (nominative singular)
heafolan (nominative plural)
heafolan (accusative singular)
heafolan (accusative plural)
heafolan (genitive singular)
heafolena (genitive plural)
heafolan (dative singular)
heafolum (dative plural)

Apparently from Proto-West Germanic *habulō. Compare Old Frisian heila, holla (“head”), Sanskrit कपाल (kapā́la, “skull; forehead”).


hrycgban

hryċġbān (canonical neuter)
hryċġbān (nominative plural)
hryċġbān (nominative singular)
hryċġbān (nominative plural)
hryċġbān (accusative singular)
hryċġbān (accusative plural)
hryċġbānes (genitive singular)
hryċġbāna (genitive plural)
hryċġbāne (dative singular)
hryċġbānum (dative plural)

Middle English: riggebon, riggebone

English: ridgebone

Scots: rigbane

[ˈr̥yd͡ʒˌbɑːn]

From Proto-Germanic *hrugjabainą, equivalent to hryċġ + bān.


scytelfinger

head

sċytelfinger m (nominative plural sċytelfingras)

sċytelfinger (canonical masculine)
sċytelfingras (nominative plural)
sċytelfinger (nominative singular)
sċytelfingras (nominative plural)
sċytelfinger (accusative singular)
sċytelfingras (accusative plural)
sċytelfingres (genitive singular)
sċytelfingra (genitive plural)
sċytelfingre (dative singular)
sċytelfingrum (dative plural)

From sċytel (“dart, arrow”) + finger. Compare Old Frisian skotfinger (“forefinger”).


hreþer

hreþer (nominative singular)
hreþras (nominative plural)
hreþer (accusative singular)
hreþras (accusative plural)
hreþres (genitive singular)
hreþra (genitive plural)
hreþre (dative singular)
hreþrum (dative plural)
hreþer (nominative singular)
hreþru (nominative plural)
hreþer (accusative singular)
hreþru (accusative plural)
hreþres (genitive singular)
hreþra (genitive plural)
hreþre (dative singular)
hreþrum (dative plural)


mearg

mearg (nominative singular)
mearg (nominative plural)
mearg (accusative singular)
mearg (accusative plural)
mearges (genitive singular)
mearga (genitive plural)
mearge (dative singular)
meargum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: marow, margh, marghe, marȝ, marie, mariȝ, maroghe, marouȝ, marowe, marowȝ, marw, marwa, marwe, marwhe, mary, marye, merghe, merȝw, merowe, merwȝ, mearh, meari
English: marrow
Scots: merch, mery, mairch
Yola: marrough

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *maʀg, from Proto-Germanic *mazgą, *mazgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰós.


læppa

læppa (nominative singular)
læppan (nominative plural)
læppan (accusative singular)
læppan (accusative plural)
læppan (genitive singular)
læppena (genitive plural)
læppan (dative singular)
læppum (dative plural)

Middle English: lappe

English: lap

From Proto-Germanic *lappô (“cloth; rag”); further etymology uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang down loosely (?)”).


blædre

blǣdre (canonical feminine)
blǣdre (nominative singular)
blǣdran (nominative plural)
blǣdran (accusative singular)
blǣdran (accusative plural)
blǣdran (genitive singular)
blǣdrena (genitive plural)
blǣdran (dative singular)
blǣdrum (dative plural)

From Proto-West Germanic *blādrā, from Proto-Germanic *blēdrǭ.


steort

steort (nominative singular)
steortas (nominative plural)
steort (accusative singular)
steortas (accusative plural)
steortes (genitive singular)
steorta (genitive plural)
steorte (dative singular)
steortum (dative plural)

Middle English: stert

English: start

Scots: start, stairt

From Proto-West Germanic *stert, from Proto-Germanic *stertaz (“tail”).


hnocc

hnocc (nominative singular)
hnoccas (nominative plural)
hnocc (accusative singular)
hnoccas (accusative plural)
hnocces (genitive singular)
hnocca (genitive plural)
hnocce (dative singular)
hnoccum (dative plural)

Derived from Proto-West Germanic *hnukēn, from Proto-Germanic *hnukāną (“to be bent, flex”), possibly through Proto-West Germanic *hnokuk (diminutive noun), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knewg- (“to bend, pinch”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to pinch”).


wangtoþ

wangtōþ (canonical masculine)
wangtōþ (nominative singular)
wangtēþ (nominative plural)
wangtōþ (accusative singular)
wangtēþ (accusative plural)
wangtōþes (genitive singular)
wangtōþa (genitive plural)
wangtēþ (dative singular)
wangtōþum (dative plural)

desc

Middle English: wangtooþ, wangtooth, woong tooth, wange tooth, waynge tothe, wang tooth

English: wangtooth

/ˈwɑnɡˌtoːθ/

[ˈwɑŋɡˌtoːθ]


earsþyrel

earsþȳrel (canonical neuter)
earsþȳrel (nominative singular)
earsþȳrlu (nominative plural)
earsþȳrel (accusative singular)
earsþȳrlu (accusative plural)
earsþȳrles (genitive singular)
earsþȳrla (genitive plural)
earsþȳrle (dative singular)
earsþȳrlum (dative plural)


cneow

cnēow (canonical neuter)
cnēow (nominative singular)
cnēowu (nominative plural)
cnēow (accusative singular)
cnēowu (accusative plural)
cnēowes (genitive singular)
cnēowa (genitive plural)
cnēowe (dative singular)
cnēowum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: kne, knewe, knee, knew, know, kneo, cneowe, cneo
English: knee
Scots: kne, kney, knie
Yola: konnee

From earlier cnēo, with the w of the oblique forms and the long diphthong of the endingless forms generalized throughout the paradigm. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *kneu, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.
Germanic cognates: Old Frisian knē, Old Saxon knio, Old High German knio, Old Norse kné, Gothic 𐌺𐌽𐌹𐌿 (kniu).
Indo-European cognates: Sanskrit जानु (jānu), Avestan 𐬲𐬥𐬏𐬨 (žnūm), Old Armenian ծունր (cunr), Albanian gju, Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu), Latin genu.

Hīe sǣton on cnēowum


earmscanca

earmsċanca (canonical masculine)
earmsċanca (nominative singular)
earmsċancan (nominative plural)
earmsċancan (accusative singular)
earmsċancan (accusative plural)
earmsċancan (genitive singular)
earmsċancena (genitive plural)
earmsċancan (dative singular)
earmsċancum (dative plural)

[ˈæ͜ɑrˠm.ʃɑŋ.kɑ]


oxta

English: oxter


hohscanca

hōhsċanca (canonical masculine)
hōhsċanca (nominative singular)
hōhsċancan (nominative plural)
hōhsċancan (accusative singular)
hōhsċancan (accusative plural)
hōhsċancan (genitive singular)
hōhsċancena (genitive plural)
hōhsċancan (dative singular)
hōhsċancum (dative plural)

[ˈhoːxˌʃɑŋ.kɑ]


hrace

hrace (nominative singular)
hracan (nominative plural)
hracan (accusative singular)
hracan (accusative plural)
hracan (genitive singular)
hracena (genitive plural)
hracan (dative singular)
hracum (dative plural)

Middle English: rake

From Proto-West Germanic *hrakō, from Proto-Indo-European *kreg- (“to caw, crow”).


leosca

lēosċa (canonical masculine)
lēosċa (nominative singular)
lēosċan (nominative plural)
lēosċan (accusative singular)
lēosċan (accusative plural)
lēosċan (genitive singular)
lēosċena (genitive plural)
lēosċan (dative singular)
lēosċum (dative plural)

/ˈle͜oːʃ.ʃɑ/