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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nēhwaz
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *h₂nḗḱwos, a lengthened-grade adjective derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛː.xʷɑz/
Inflection
Declension of *nēhwaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *nēhwaz | *nēhwai | *nēhwō | *nēhwôz | *nēhwą, -atō | *nēhwō |
| Accusative | *nēhwanǭ | *nēhwanz | *nēhwǭ | *nēhwōz | *nēhwą, -atō | *nēhwō |
| Genitive | *nēhwas, -is | *nēhwaizǫ̂ | *nēhwaizōz | *nēhwaizǫ̂ | *nēhwas, -is | *nēhwaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *nēhwammai | *nēhwaimaz | *nēhwaizōi | *nēhwaimaz | *nēhwammai | *nēhwaimaz |
| Instrumental | *nēhwanō | *nēhwaimiz | *nēhwaizō | *nēhwaimiz | *nēhwanō | *nēhwaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *nēhwô | *nēhwaniz | *nēhwǭ | *nēhwōniz | *nēhwô | *nēhwōnō |
| Accusative | *nēhwanų | *nēhwanunz | *nēhwōnų | *nēhwōnunz | *nēhwô | *nēhwōnō |
| Genitive | *nēhwiniz | *nēhwanǫ̂ | *nēhwōniz | *nēhwōnǫ̂ | *nēhwiniz | *nēhwanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *nēhwini | *nēhwammaz | *nēhwōni | *nēhwōmaz | *nēhwini | *nēhwammaz |
| Instrumental | *nēhwinē | *nēhwammiz | *nēhwōnē | *nēhwōmiz | *nēhwinē | *nēhwammiz |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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