Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nutiz

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 reconstructions

  • *nutjaz

Etymology

An i-stem adjectival formation from *neutaną (“to use”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnu.tiz/

Adjective

*nutiz

  1. useful, useable, profitable
    Synonym: *brūkiz

Inflection

Declension of *nutiz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *nutiz *nutī *nutį, *-jatō *nutjai *nutjôz *nutjō
accusative *nutjanǭ *nutjǭ *nutį, *-jatō *nutjanz *nutjōz *nutjō
genitive *nutjas, *nutis *nutjaizōz *nutjas, *nutis *nutjaizǫ̂ *nutjaizǫ̂ *nutjaizǫ̂
dative *nutjammai *nutjaizōi *nutjammai *nutjaimaz *nutjaimaz *nutjaimaz
instrumental *nutjanō *nutjaizō *nutjanō *nutjaimiz *nutjaimiz *nutjaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *nutjô *nutjǭ *nutjô *nutjaniz *nutjōniz *nutjōnō
accusative *nutjanų *nutjōnų *nutjô *nutjanunz *nutjōnunz *nutjōnō
genitive *nutiniz *nutjōniz *nutiniz *nutjanǫ̂ *nutjōnǫ̂ *nutjanǫ̂
dative *nutini *nutjōni *nutini *nutjammaz *nutjōmaz *nutjammaz
instrumental *nutinē *nutjōnē *nutinē *nutjammiz *nutjōmiz *nutjammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *nuti
    • Old English: nytt
    • Old Frisian: nette
    • Old Saxon: nutti
    • Old High German: nuzzi
  • Proto-Norse: *ᚾᚢᛏᛁᛉ (*nutiʀ)
    • Old Norse: nytr
      • ⇒ Old Norse: málnytr
    • Old Swedish: nyter

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*nuti-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 393
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