Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "battle, combat" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Cultureshaþu(Frankish) haþus(Gothic) hadu(Old High German) hǫð(Old Norse) hathu(Old Saxon) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 214.