Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/niudi

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

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Noun

*niudi m[1]

  1. desire, eagerness

Inflection

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *niudi
Genitive *niudī
Singular Plural
Nominative *niudi *niudī
Accusative *niudi *niudī
Genitive *niudī *niudijō
Dative *niudī *niudim, *niudijum
Instrumental *niudī *niudim, *niudijum

Descendants

  • Old English: nīed, nēod
  • Old Frisian: niōd
  • Old Saxon: niud
  • Old Dutch: *niod
  • Old High German: niot
    • Middle High German: niet

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 250: “PWGmc *niudi”
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