Reconstruction:Old English/niehþu

This Old English 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.

Old English

Alternative forms

• *nǣhþu, *nēhþu, *nēahþu, *nȳhþu

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nāhwiþu. Equivalent to nēah (“close, near”) +‎ -þu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni͜yːx.θu/

Noun

*nīehþu f

1. nearness
2. vicinity

Declension

Indeclinable

Declension of *nīehþu (indeclinable)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*nīehþu	-
accusative	*nīehþu	-
genitive	*nīehþu	-
dative	*nīehþu	-

Declinable

Declension of *niehþu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*nīehþ	*nīehþa, *nīehþe
accusative	*nīehþe	*nīehþa, *nīehþe
genitive	*nīehþe	*nīehþa
dative	*nīehþe	*nīehþum

Synonyms

• ġehendnes
• nēahnes
• nēahwist
• nēawung

Descendants

• Middle English: nyȝte, *neighte