Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/niudi

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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*niudi m[1]

  1. desire, eagerness

Inflection

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i-stem
Singular
Nominative *niudi
Genitive *niudī
Singular Plural
Nominative *niudi *niudī
Accusative *niudi *niudī
Genitive *niudī *niudijō
Dative *niudī *niudim, *niudijum
Instrumental *niudī *niudim, *niudijum
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Descendants

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  • Old English: nīed, nēod
  • Old Frisian: niōd
  • Old Saxon: niud
  • Old Dutch: *niod
  • Old High German: niot
    • Middle High German: niet

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 250:PWGmc *niudi