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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Nerþuz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Unknown could be related to *h₂nḗr (“man; vital energy”).

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈner.θuz/

Proper noun

*Nerþuz f

  1. Nerthus, the Germanic goddes of fertility.

Inflection
u-stemDeclension of *Nerþuz (u-stem)
singular
nominative *Nerþuz
vocative *Nerþu
accusative *Nerþų
genitive *Nerþauz
dative *Nirþiwi
instrumental *Nerþū

Descendants
  • Old Norse: Njörðr
  • → Latin: Nerthus
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