Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nidwō

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

From Pre-Germanic *nitwéh₂, derived from Proto-Indo-European *ni (“down”) +‎ *-þwō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnið.wɔː/

Noun

*nidwō f

1. a sinking, going down, downfall

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *nidwō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nidwō	*nidwôz
vocative	*nidwō	*nidwôz
accusative	*nidwǭ	*nidwōz
genitive	*nidwōz	*nidwǫ̂
dative	*nidwōi	*nidwōmaz
instrumental	*nidwō	*nidwōmiz

Related terms

• *niþą

Descendants

• Old Norse: nið
  • Icelandic: nið
• Gothic: 𐌽𐌹𐌳𐍅𐌰 (nidwa)

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN