Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gnattaz

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

Alternative forms

  • *gnattuz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰneHdʰn-, *gʰneHd- (“to gnaw; scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰen- (“to gnaw; bite; scratch; rub”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣnɑt.tɑz/

Noun

*gnattaz m

  1. a bite or scratch
  2. a biting insect; mosquito

Inflection

Declension of *gnattaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gnattaz *gnattōz, *gnattōs
vocative *gnatt *gnattōz, *gnattōs
accusative *gnattą *gnattanz
genitive *gnattas, *gnattis *gnattǫ̂
dative *gnattai *gnattamaz
instrumental *gnattō *gnattamiz

Synonyms

  • *gnittǭ

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gnattu, *gnatt
    • Old English: gnætt
    • Old Saxon: *gnatta
      • Middle Low German: *gnatte
        • German Low German: Gnatte f
    • >? Dutch: gnuit, knuit
    • Old High German: *gnaz; *gnazza
      • Middle High German: gnaz m; *gnazze
        • German: Gnatz; Gnatze f (dialectal)
  • Old Norse: *gnattr, *knǫttr (“midge; gnat”)
    • Norwegian Bokmål: knott
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: knott
    • Swedish: gnatt, knott (dialectal)
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