Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Nīþahewwaz

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Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

From *nīþą (“shame, emnity, hatred”) +‎ *hewwaz (“hewer, cutter, striker”).

Proper noun

*Nīþahewwaz m

Nidhogg, the serpent that dwells in Hel, who is said to eternally punish the most shameful of men - see *haljōwītiją (“hell torment”)

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *Nīþahewwaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Nīþahewwaz
vocative	*Nīþaheww
accusative	*Nīþahewwą
genitive	Nīþahewwas, Nīþahiwwis
dative	*Nīþahewwai
instrumental	*Nīþahewwō

Descendants

Old Norse: Níðhǫggr
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Nidhogg
- → English: Nidhogg