Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snaisō

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 *sneyt- (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsnɑi̯.sɔː/

Noun

*snaisō f

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *snaisō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*snaisō	*snaisôz
vocative	*snaisō	*snaisôz
accusative	*snaisǭ	*snaisōz
genitive	*snaisōz	*snaisǫ̂
dative	*snaisōi	*snaisōmaz
instrumental	*snaisō	*snaisōmiz

Related terms

*snīþaną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *snaisu
- Old English: snās, snǣs
- Old Frisian: snēs, snēse
  - West Frisian: snies
- Old Saxon: snēsa
  - Middle Low German: snêse, sneise
    - Low German: sneise
- Old Dutch: *snēsa
  - Middle Dutch: snese, snees
    - Dutch: snees
- Old High German: *sneisa
  - Middle High German: sneise
    - German: Schneise
Old Norse: sneis
- Icelandic: sneis
- Norwegian Bokmål: sneis
- Norwegian Nynorsk: sneis
- Swedish: snes (dialectal)
- Danish: snes
  - Norwegian Bokmål: snes