Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/warmnassī

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 *warm +‎ *-nassī.

Noun

*warmnassī f

  1. warmness, warmth
    Synonyms: *warmī, *warmiþu

Inflection

īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *warmnassī
Genitive *warmnassīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *warmnassī
Accusative *warmnassīn
Genitive *warmnassīn
Dative *warmnassīn
Instrumental *warmnassīn

Alternative reconstructions

  • *warmīnassī, *warminassī

Descendants

  • Old English: wearmnes
    • Middle English: warmnesse
  • Old Frisian: *warmnisse, *warmense
    • West Frisian: waarmens
  • Old Saxon: *werminessi
    • Middle Low German: wermenisse
      • German Low German: Warmnis, Warms
  • Old Dutch: *warminissi
    • Middle Dutch: *warmenesse
      • Dutch: warmenesse, warmnis (dialectal)