Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nōaz

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

*nōaz m

  1. ship

Inflection

Declension of *nōaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *nōaz *nōōz, *nōōs
vocative *nō *nōōz, *nōōs
accusative *nōą *nōanz
genitive *nōas, *nōis *nōǫ̂
dative *nōai *nōamaz
instrumental *nōō *nōamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *nō
    • Old English: *nō, *nōw
  • Old Norse: nór, nói
    • Icelandic: nór
    • Norwegian: nu, no (dialectal)
    • Swedish: no (dialectal)
    • ⇒ Old Norse: Nóatún
      • Icelandic: Nóatún
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