Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nakwô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us (“boat”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɑ.kʷɔːː/

Noun

*nakwô m

boat, ship

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *nakwô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nakwô	*nakwaniz
vocative	*nakwô	*nakwaniz
accusative	*nakwanų	*nakwanunz
genitive	*nakwiniz	*nakwanǫ̂
dative	*nakwini	*nakwammaz
instrumental	*nakwinē	*nakwammiz

Descendants

Old English: naca
Old Frisian: *naka, âke, âk
- West Frisian: aek, aak
Old Saxon: nako
- German Low German: Âken
Old Dutch: *nako
- Middle Dutch: naecke, aecke
  - Dutch: aak
Old High German: nahho
- Middle High German: nache
  - German: Nachen
  - Luxembourgish: Naachen
Old Norse: nǫkkvi
- Icelandic: nökkvi