Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nēmiz

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

Vṛddhi gerundive of *nemaną (“to take”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛː.miz/

Adjective

*nēmiz

  1. taking, accepting
  2. takeable, acceptable

Inflection

Declension of *nēmiz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *nēmiz *nēmī *nēmį, *-jatō *nēmijai *nēmijôz *nēmijō
accusative *nēmijanǭ *nēmijǭ *nēmį, *-jatō *nēmijanz *nēmijōz *nēmijō
genitive *nēmijas, *nēmīs *nēmijaizōz *nēmijas, *nēmīs *nēmijaizǫ̂ *nēmijaizǫ̂ *nēmijaizǫ̂
dative *nēmijammai *nēmijaizōi *nēmijammai *nēmijaimaz *nēmijaimaz *nēmijaimaz
instrumental *nēmijanō *nēmijaizō *nēmijanō *nēmijaimiz *nēmijaimiz *nēmijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *nēmijô *nēmijǭ *nēmijô *nēmijaniz *nēmijōniz *nēmijōnō
accusative *nēmijanų *nēmijōnų *nēmijô *nēmijanunz *nēmijōnunz *nēmijōnō
genitive *nēmīniz *nēmijōniz *nēmīniz *nēmijanǫ̂ *nēmijōnǫ̂ *nēmijanǫ̂
dative *nēmīni *nēmijōni *nēmīni *nēmijammaz *nēmijōmaz *nēmijammaz
instrumental *nēmīnē *nēmijōnē *nēmīnē *nēmijammiz *nēmijōmiz *nēmijammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *nāmī
    • Old Saxon: *nāmi, *nēmi
    • Old High German: nāmi
  • Old Norse: næmr (“talented”), -næmr (“takeable”)
    • Icelandic: næmur, -næmur
    • Danish: nem (“easy”)
    • Norwegian Bokmål: nem (“easy”), -nem (“takeable”)
    • Old Swedish: nǣmber
  • Gothic: *𐌽𐌴𐌼𐍃 (*nēms)
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