Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niþjaz

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 *nítyos (“(one's) own”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniθ.jɑz/

Noun

*niþjaz m

  1. relative
  2. kinsman, cousin
  3. descendant

Inflection

Declension of *niþjaz (masculine ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *niþjaz *niþjōz, *niþjōs
vocative *niþi *niþjōz, *niþjōs
accusative *niþją *niþjanz
genitive *niþjas, *niþis *niþjǫ̂
dative *niþjai *niþjamaz
instrumental *niþjō *niþjamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: *niþe, *niþþe, niþþas, niþas (plural)
  • Old Norse: niðr
    • Icelandic: niður
    • Old Swedish: niþiar m pl
    • Old Gutnish: niþi
  • Gothic: 𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niþjis)
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