Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snuzō

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 edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *snusós (daughter-in-law). The remaking to an ō-stem (for an expected a-stem) is linked to the disappearance of feminine thematic stems in Germanic. Compare Proto-Slavic *snъxa (formally identical; both possibly from Proto-Indo-European *snuséh₂) and Latin nurus (remade as an u-stem).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*snuzō f

  1. daughter-in-law

Inflection edit

ō-stemDeclension of *snuzō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *snuzō *snuzôz
vocative *snuzō *snuzôz
accusative *snuzǭ *snuzōz
genitive *snuzōz *snuzǫ̂
dative *snuzōi *snuzōmaz
instrumental *snuzō *snuzōmiz

Descendants edit