Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niftiz

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 Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“grandchild; sister's son”). Cognate with Latin neptis (“granddaughter, niece”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈniɸ.tiz/

Noun

*niftiz f

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *niftiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*niftiz	*niftīz
vocative	*nifti	*niftīz
accusative	*niftį	*niftinz
genitive	*niftīz	*niftijǫ̂
dative	*niftī	*niftimaz
instrumental	*niftī	*niftimiz

Related terms

*nefô

Descendants

Old English: nift
- Middle English: nyfte, nift, nifte
  - English: nift (obsolete)
Old Frisian: nift
- West Frisian: nift (archaic)
Old Saxon: nift, *nifta
- Middle Low German: nifte, nichte
  - Dutch Low Saxon: nicht
  - German Low German: Nicht
  - → German: Nichte
  - → Saterland Frisian: Nichte
Old Dutch: *nifta
- Middle Dutch: nichte, nifte
  - Dutch: nicht, (obsolete, Holland) nift, nifte
    - Afrikaans: niggie (from the Hollandic diminutive nichie)
    - Negerhollands: nechi, nechtje, negje
  - Limburgish: nich
  - → West Frisian: nicht
Old High German: nift, nifta
- German: Nift, Nifte (archaic)
- ⇒ Old High German: niftila (diminutive)
  - Middle High German: niftel, niftele
    - Cimbrian: nüftl
    - German: Niftel (archaic)
Old Norse: nipt
- Icelandic: nift