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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *newdʰ- (“seeking, need”), from Proto-Indo-European *new- (“to incline, push, move, nod, wave”). Cognate with Lithuanian nauditi (“to desire, covet, crave”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*neudaz m
- desire, aspiration
- drive, urge, striving
Inflection
Declension of *neudaz (masculine a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*neudaz
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*neudōz, *neudōs
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| vocative
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*neud
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*neudōz, *neudōs
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| accusative
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*neudą
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*neudanz
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| genitive
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*neudas, *niudis
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*neudǫ̂
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| dative
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*neudai
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*neudamaz
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| instrumental
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*neudō
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*neudamiz
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Descendants
- Old English: nēod; nēodlīċe
- Middle English: neod, nede (through merger with Old English nīed); neodliche, needely
- Old Frisian: niōd
- North Frisian: njoe
- Saterland Frisian: nuddelk
- Old Saxon: niud; niudlīk
- Middle Low German: nut, not, note
- German Low German: nüüt; nüütjes; nütelk
- Old High German: niot; niotlīh
- Middle High German: gegenniet; northern: niethlīch; nītlīch