Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nāhwiþu

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 *nāhw +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*nāhwiþu f

  1. nearness

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *nāhwiþu
Genitive *nāhwiþā
Singular Plural
Nominative *nāhwiþu *nāhwiþō
Accusative *nāhwiþā *nāhwiþā
Genitive *nāhwiþā *nāhwiþō
Dative *nāhwiþē *nāhwiþōm, *nāhwiþum
Instrumental *nāhwiþu *nāhwiþōm, *nāhwiþum

Descendants

  • Old English: *nīehþu, *nǣhþu, *nēhþu, *nēahþu, *nȳhþu
    • Middle English: nyȝte, *neighte
  • Old Frisian: *nēithe, *nīthe
    • Saterland Frisian: Naite
    • West Frisian: neite
  • Old Saxon: *nāhitha
    • Middle Low German: nêgede, nêchte, negete, negente
  • Old High German: nāhida
    • Middle High German: næhede

Further reading

  • Hellquist, Elof (1922) “nejd”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 515
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