Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnuppô

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 *knew-, *kenw- (“to scratch, scrape, rub”).

Noun

*hnuppô m

  1. a tuft or flock of wool
  2. a knot in a cloth or fabric; nap

Inflection

Declension of *hnuppô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hnuppô *hnuppaniz
vocative *hnuppô *hnuppaniz
accusative *hnuppanų *hnuppanunz
genitive *hnuppiniz *hnuppanǫ̂
dative *hnuppini *hnuppammaz
instrumental *hnuppinē *hnuppammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: hnoppa
    • Middle English: noppe
  • Old Saxon: *hnoppo
    • Middle Low German: noppe, nopp
      • → Middle High German: noppe, nop
  • Old Dutch: *noppo
    • Middle Dutch: noppe
    • → French: noppe, nope
  • Old High German: *hnopfo, *nopho, *noppo
  • Old Norse: *hnoppi
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