Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snōdō

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 *snoh₁téh₂ (“yarn, thread”), from *sneh₁(i)- (“to twist, wind, weave, plait”). Cognate with Latvian snāte (“linen cover”), Old Irish snáth (“thread”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsnɔː.ðɔː/

Noun

*snōdō f

string; rope

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *snōdō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*snōdō	*snōdôz
vocative	*snōdō	*snōdôz
accusative	*snōdǭ	*snōdōz
genitive	*snōdōz	*snōdǫ̂
dative	*snōdōi	*snōdōmaz
instrumental	*snōdō	*snōdōmiz

Related terms

*snōbō

Descendants

Old English: snōd
- Middle English: snod
  - Scots: snuid
  - English: snood
    - Dutch: sneu
Old Saxon: (snōva)
Old Norse: *snóð; (snúðr)
- Icelandic: (snúður)
- Old Swedish: snoþ
  - Swedish: snod, snodd