Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niwizô

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

*niwjaz +‎ *-izô

Adjective

*niwizô

  1. comparative degree of *niwjaz

Inflection

Declension of *niwizô (an/īn-stem)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *niwizô *niwizį̄ *niwizô *niwizaniz *niwizīniz *niwizōnō
accusative *niwizanų *niwizīnų *niwizô *niwizanunz *niwizīnunz *niwizōnō
genitive *niwiziniz *niwizīniz *niwiziniz *niwizanǫ̂ *niwizīnǫ̂ *niwizanǫ̂
dative *niwizini *niwizīni *niwizini *niwizammaz *niwizīmaz *niwizammaz
instrumental *niwizinē *niwizīnē *niwizinē *niwizammiz *niwizīmiz *niwizammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *niwiʀō
    • Old English: nīwra
    • Old Frisian: *nīere
      • West Frisian: nijere
    • Old Dutch: *niwiro
    • Old High German: *niwiro
      • Middle High German: niuwer
  • Old Norse: nýrri, nýjaricomparative adjective