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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nidwō
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *nitwéh₂, derived from Proto-Indo-European *ni (“down”) + *-þwō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnið.wɔː/
Noun
*nidwō f
- 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
- *niþą
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