Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/naudiz

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

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Etymology

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From a *ti- stem related to the root of *nawiz (corpse).[1][2] See also Old Norse neyða (to force), Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (nauþjan).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*naudiz f

  1. need
  2. trouble, distress
  3. compulsion, force
  4. (Runic alphabet) name of the rune (n)

Inflection

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i-stemDeclension of *naudiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *naudiz *naudīz
vocative *naudi *naudīz
accusative *naudį *naudinz
genitive *naudīz *naudijǫ̂
dative *naudī *naudimaz
instrumental *naudī *naudimiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “nauþi”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 385
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “756”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 756