PROTO: *haice
MEANING: 1 tree 2 suffix on tree names 3 wild tree
BZK: (Markina, Txorierri) zu-gatz 3
GIP: (Bidania, Usurbil) zu-gaitz 3, (Andoain) zu-aitz 1
BNV: zu-haitz 1, -tze 2
LAB: zu-haitz 1
ZBR: zü-haitz, zü-haintze 1, -tze 2
RNC: atze 1
COMMENTS: ZBR -haintze probably blended with *-hamu (q.v.). Cf. the similar, but originally distinct, *haraic 'oak'. A reduced form *(h)es- appears in some words: see Bsq *es-pel 'box (tree)', *(h)es-kur̄ 'acorn'.
