Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nanþ

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 Proto-Germanic *nanþaz,[1] related to *nanþijaną (“to dare”).[2]

Adjective

*nanþ

  1. bold, daring

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *nanþ
Genitive *nanþas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *nanþ *nanþu *nanþ
Accusative *nanþanā *nanþā *nanþ
Genitive *nanþas *nanþeʀā *nanþas
Dative *nanþumē *nanþeʀē *nanþumē
Instrumental *nanþu *nanþeʀu *nanþu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *nanþē *nanþō *nanþu
Accusative *nanþā *nanþā *nanþu
Genitive *nanþeʀō *nanþeʀō *nanþeʀō
Dative *nanþēm, *nanþum *nanþēm, *nanþum *nanþēm, *nanþum
Instrumental *nanþēm, *nanþum *nanþēm, *nanþum *nanþēm, *nanþum
  • *nanþijan
  • *nanþī
    • Old Frisian: nēth (“bravery, courage, strength; zeal, care”)

Derived terms

  • *nanþu
    • Old English: nōþ f (“bravery, boldness, courage; loot, prey”)
    • Old Frisian: *nōth
    • Old High German: nand m (“bravery”)

Reconstruction notes

Only attested in compounds within descendant languages.

Descendants

  • Old English: *nōþ
  • Old Frisian: *nāth
  • Old Saxon: *nāth, *nōth[3]
  • Old High German: *nand[4]

References

  1. ^ Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page Gmc *nanþa-
  2. ^ Boutkan, Dirk, Siebinga, Sjoerd (2005) “-nath”, in Old Frisian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 1), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 276-277: “PGMC: *nanþ-a-”
  3. ^ Köbler, Gerhard (2014) “*nāth?, *nōth?”, in Altsächsisches Wörterbuch‎[1] (in German), 5th edition
  4. ^ Köbler, Gerhard (2014) “*nand”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎[2] (in German), 6th edition
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