Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gnattaz

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

Alternative forms

• *gnattuz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰneHdʰn-, *gʰneHd- (“to gnaw; scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰen- (“to gnaw; bite; scratch; rub”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣnɑt.tɑz/

Noun

*gnattaz m

1. a bite or scratch
2. a biting insect; mosquito

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *gnattaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gnattaz	*gnattōz, *gnattōs
vocative	*gnatt	*gnattōz, *gnattōs
accusative	*gnattą	*gnattanz
genitive	*gnattas, *gnattis	*gnattǫ̂
dative	*gnattai	*gnattamaz
instrumental	*gnattō	*gnattamiz

Synonyms

• *gnittǭ

Related terms

• *gnaganą

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *gnattu, *gnatt
  • Old English: gnætt
    • Middle English: gnat
      • Scots: gnat
      • English: gnat
  • Old Saxon: *gnatta
    • Middle Low German: *gnatte
      • German Low German: Gnatte f
  • >? Dutch: gnuit, knuit
  • Old High German: *gnaz; *gnazza
    • Middle High German: gnaz m; *gnazze
      • German: Gnatz; Gnatze f (dialectal)
• Old Norse: *gnattr, *knǫttr (“midge; gnat”)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: knott
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: knott
  • Swedish: gnatt, knott (dialectal)