Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snauþuz

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 *ksnéw-tu-s, from *ksnew- (“to scrape, sharpen”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsnɑu̯.θuz/

Adjective

*snauþuz[1]

  1. bald, shaved, naked
  2. poor, weak

Inflection

Declension of *snauþuz (u-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *snauþuz *snauþī *snauþų, *-jatō *snauþijai *snauþijôz *snauþijō
accusative *snauþijanǭ *snauþijǭ *snauþų, *-jatō *snauþijanz *snauþijōz *snauþijō
genitive *snauþijas, *snauþīs *snauþijaizōz *snauþijas, *snauþīs *snauþijaizǫ̂ *snauþijaizǫ̂ *snauþijaizǫ̂
dative *snauþijammai *snauþijaizōi *snauþijammai *snauþijaimaz *snauþijaimaz *snauþijaimaz
instrumental *snauþijanō *snauþijaizō *snauþijanō *snauþijaimiz *snauþijaimiz *snauþijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *snauþijô *snauþijǭ *snauþijô *snauþijaniz *snauþijōniz *snauþijōnō
accusative *snauþijanų *snauþijōnų *snauþijô *snauþijanunz *snauþijōnunz *snauþijōnō
genitive *snauþīniz *snauþijōniz *snauþīniz *snauþijanǫ̂ *snauþijōnǫ̂ *snauþijanǫ̂
dative *snauþīni *snauþijōni *snauþīni *snauþijammaz *snauþijōmaz *snauþijammaz
instrumental *snauþīnē *snauþijōnē *snauþīnē *snauþijammiz *snauþijōmiz *snauþijammiz

Descendants

  • Old Dutch: *snōthi
  • Old High German:
    • Middle High German: snoede
  • Old Norse: snauðr
  • ⇒ Proto-Germanic: *sneuþaną, *snuþanaz (part.past.)[1]
    • Old High German:
      • Middle High German: be-snoten (“poor”)
    • Old Norse: snoðinn (“bald, shaved”)
  • ⇒ Proto-Germanic: *snuþjaną[1]
    • Old English: be-snyþþan (“to rob”)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*snawwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 461
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