Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nēhwaz

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

From Pre-Germanic *h₂nḗḱwos, a lengthened-grade adjective derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɛː.xʷɑz/

Adjective

*nēhwaz (adverb *nēhw)

nigh, near, close

Inflection

Declension of *nēhwaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*nēhwaz	*nēhwai	*nēhwō	*nēhwôz	*nēhwą, -atō	*nēhwō
Accusative	*nēhwanǭ	*nēhwanz	*nēhwǭ	*nēhwōz	*nēhwą, -atō	*nēhwō
Genitive	*nēhwas, -is	*nēhwaizǫ̂	*nēhwaizōz	*nēhwaizǫ̂	*nēhwas, -is	*nēhwaizǫ̂
Dative	*nēhwammai	*nēhwaimaz	*nēhwaizōi	*nēhwaimaz	*nēhwammai	*nēhwaimaz
Instrumental	*nēhwanō	*nēhwaimiz	*nēhwaizō	*nēhwaimiz	*nēhwanō	*nēhwaimiz

Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*nēhwô	*nēhwaniz	*nēhwǭ	*nēhwōniz	*nēhwô	*nēhwōnō
Accusative	*nēhwanų	*nēhwanunz	*nēhwōnų	*nēhwōnunz	*nēhwô	*nēhwōnō
Genitive	*nēhwiniz	*nēhwanǫ̂	*nēhwōniz	*nēhwōnǫ̂	*nēhwiniz	*nēhwanǫ̂
Dative	*nēhwini	*nēhwammaz	*nēhwōni	*nēhwōmaz	*nēhwini	*nēhwammaz
Instrumental	*nēhwinē	*nēhwammiz	*nēhwōnē	*nēhwōmiz	*nēhwinē	*nēhwammiz

Derived terms

*nēhw
*nēhwāną
*nēhwijaną
*nēhwiz

Descendants

Old English: nēah, nēa, nēh, nīh
- Middle English: neygh, nygh, nye, nyȝ
  - English: nigh
  - Scots: ney
  - Yola: neeghe, nich
Old Frisian: nā, nēi
- North Frisian: nei, nai
Old Saxon: nāh
- Middle Low German: nâch, nâ
  - German Low German: na
Old High German: nāh
- Middle High German: nāch
  - Alemannic German: naach
  - Central Franconian: noh
  - German: nah, nach
  - Luxembourgish: no

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN