Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/īdalnassī

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *īdal +‎ *-nassī.

Noun

*īdalnassī f

  1. idleness, emptiness
  2. vanity

Inflection

īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *īdalnassī
Genitive *īdalnassīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *īdalnassī —
Accusative *īdalnassīn —
Genitive *īdalnassīn —
Dative *īdalnassīn —
Instrumental *īdalnassīn —

Descendants

  • Old English: īdelness, īdelnes
  • Old Frisian: īdelnisse
  • Old Saxon: īdalnussi
  • Old Dutch: īdelnussi
    • Middle Dutch: ijdelnisse
      • Dutch: ijdelnis (obsolete)
  • Old High German: ītalnissa
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