Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Nerþuz

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

Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr (“power, vitality, force”).^[1] More at Njörðr, Njörun, and Nerthus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈner.θuz/

Proper noun

*Nerþuz f or m

A Germanic goddess (or God),^[2] reconstructed from the Latinized form Nerthus

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *Nerþuz (u-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Nerþuz
vocative	*Nerþu
accusative	*Nerþų
genitive	*Nerþauz
dative	*Nirþiwi
instrumental	*Nerþū

Descendants

Old Norse: Njǫrðr
- Icelandic: Njörður
- Faroese: Njørður
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Njord
- Swedish: Njärd, Njord
- Danish: Njørd, Njord
- → English: Njorth, Njord
→ Latin: Nerthus

References

^ Vigfússon, Guðbrandur (1874). An Icelandic-English Dictionary: Based on the Ms. Collections of the Late Richard Cleasby
^ North, Richard (1997). Heathen Gods in Old English Literature

[1] Vigfússon, Guðbrandur (1874). An Icelandic-English Dictionary: Based on the Ms. Collections of the Late Richard Cleasby

[2] North, Richard (1997). Heathen Gods in Old English Literature

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