Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nēdiz

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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to spin; sew”). Cognate with Ancient Greek νέσις (nésis, “spinning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛː.ðiz/

Noun

*nēdiz f

1. That which is sewn; seam; stitch

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *nēdiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nēdiz	*nēdīz
vocative	*nēdi	*nēdīz
accusative	*nēdį	*nēdinz
genitive	*nēdīz	*nēdijǫ̂
dative	*nēdī	*nēdimaz
instrumental	*nēdī	*nēdimiz

Related terms

• *nēaną
• *snōdō

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *nād, *nēd
  • Saterland Frisian: Näid
  • West Frisian: naad (possibly borrowed from Dutch)
• Old Saxon: *nād
  • Middle Low German: nât
    • German Low German: Nahd
• Old Dutch: *nād
  • Middle Dutch: naet
    • Dutch: naad
• Old High German: nāt
  • Middle High German: nāt
    • German: Naht