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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nōwaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us (“sea-boat, ship”). Cognate with Latin nāvis (“ship”), Old Irish nau (“ship”).

Noun

*nōwaz m

  1. ship

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *nōwaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *nōwaz *nōwōz, *nōwōs
vocative *nōw *nōwōz, *nōwōs
accusative *nōwą *nōwanz
genitive *nōwas, *nōwis *nōwǫ̂
dative *nōwai *nōwamaz
instrumental *nōwō *nōwamiz

Derived terms
  • *nōwilǭ
  • *nōwskaz
  • *nōwstaz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *nōw
    • ⇒ Old English: nōwend; (næster)
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: nōst (< *nōwstaz)
    • ⇒ Old Saxon: *nōst, *nōsto (< *nōwstaz)
    • ⇒ Old High German: *nuosk (< *nōwskaz)
      • Middle High German: nuosch
  • Old Norse: nór, nói
    • ⇒ Old Norse: Nóatún
      • Icelandic: Nóatún
    • Icelandic: nór
    • Norwegian: nu, no (dialectal)
    • Swedish: no (dialectal)
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