Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niuhsijaną

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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

Possibly derived from the same root as *nu (now). Possibly related to Proto-Slavic *ňuxati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.xsi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*niuhsijaną[1][2]

  1. to search out

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*neuhsjan”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 389
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*neuxsjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 284