Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nīþ

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 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 *nīþą.[1]

Noun

*nīþ n

  1. hate, envy, malice

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *nīþ
Genitive *nīþas
Singular Plural
Nominative *nīþ *nīþu
Accusative *nīþ *nīþu
Genitive *nīþas *nīþō
Dative *nīþē *nīþum
Instrumental *nīþu *nīþum

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*nīþan~*nīþaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 288
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