Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niþą

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 *ní-to-, a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ni (“down”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.θɑ̃/

Noun

*niþą n

1. a low or deep place, abyss

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *niþą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*niþą	*niþō
vocative	*niþą	*niþō
accusative	*niþą	*niþō
genitive	*niþas, *niþis	*niþǫ̂
dative	*niþai	*niþamaz
instrumental	*niþō	*niþamiz

Related terms

• *nidwō
• *niþer

Descendants

• Old English: niþ

References

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