Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nidwō

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This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *nitwéh₂, derived from Proto-Indo-European *ni (down) +‎ *-þwō.

Pronunciation

Noun

*nidwō f

  1. a sinking, going down, downfall

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *nidwō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *nidwō *nidwôz
vocative *nidwō *nidwôz
accusative *nidwǭ *nidwōz
genitive *nidwōz *nidwǫ̂
dative *nidwōi *nidwōmaz
instrumental *nidwō *nidwōmiz

Related terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: nið
    • Icelandic: nið
  • Gothic: 𐌽𐌹𐌳𐍅𐌰 (nidwa)

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN