Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/narwaz

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 *(s)ner- (“to turn, bend, twist, constrict”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɑr.wɑz/

Adjective

*narwaz

constricted; narrow

Inflection

Declension of *narwaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*narwaz	*narwai	*narwō	*narwôz	*narwą, -atō	*narwō
Accusative	*narwanǭ	*narwanz	*narwǭ	*narwōz	*narwą, -atō	*narwō
Genitive	*narwas, -is	*narwaizǫ̂	*narwaizōz	*narwaizǫ̂	*narwas, -is	*narwaizǫ̂
Dative	*narwammai	*narwaimaz	*narwaizōi	*narwaimaz	*narwammai	*narwaimaz
Instrumental	*narwanō	*narwaimiz	*narwaizō	*narwaimiz	*narwanō	*narwaimiz

Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*narwô	*narwaniz	*narwǭ	*narwōniz	*narwô	*narwōnō
Accusative	*narwanų	*narwanunz	*narwōnų	*narwōnunz	*narwô	*narwōnō
Genitive	*narwiniz	*narwanǫ̂	*narwōniz	*narwōnǫ̂	*narwiniz	*narwanǫ̂
Dative	*narwini	*narwammaz	*narwōni	*narwōmaz	*narwini	*narwammaz
Instrumental	*narwinē	*narwammiz	*narwōnē	*narwōmiz	*narwinē	*narwammiz

Derived terms

*narwijaną
*narwō
*narwǭ

Descendants

Old English: naro, naru, nearu
- Middle English: naru, narwe, narewe, narowe
  - Scots: naro, narow, narrow
  - English: narrow
Old Frisian: *naro
- North Frisian: naar, noar, noor, nåår
- Saterland Frisian: noar
- West Frisian: near
Old Saxon: naru, naro, narowo, narawo
- Middle Low German: nare, narwe
  - Low German: naar
Old Dutch: *naro, *naru (attested in a placename of probable Frisian origin)
- Middle Dutch: nare, naer (rare; possibly from Frisian or Saxon)
  - Dutch: naar
Old High German: *naru (in derivatives)
Old Norse: *nǫrr, *njǫrr (attested in placenames: Nǫrvasund, Njǫrvasund)