Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnappaz

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

Unknown. Perhaps related to *knuttô. See also *hnappōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxnɑp.pɑz/

Noun

*hnappaz m

1. bowl; cup

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hnappaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hnappaz	*hnappōz, *hnappōs
vocative	*hnapp	*hnappōz, *hnappōs
accusative	*hnappą	*hnappanz
genitive	*hnappas, *hnappis	*hnappǫ̂
dative	*hnappai	*hnappamaz
instrumental	*hnappō	*hnappamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hnapp
  • Old English: hnæpp, hnæpf, hnæp
    • Middle English: nappe, neppe, nap, nep
      • English: nap
      • Scots: napp, nap
  • Old Frisian: *nepp, *nep
    • Saterland Frisian: Näp
    • West Frisian: nappe
  • Old Saxon: *hnapp, hnap
    • Middle Low German: nap
      • German Low German: Napp
  • Old Dutch: *napp, *nap
    • Middle Dutch: nappe, nap
      • Dutch: nap
  • Old High German: napf, naph
    • Middle High German: napf, naph
      • German: Napf
  • → Medieval Latin: hanappus (see there for further descendants)
• Old Norse: hnappr
  • Icelandic: hnappur
  • Old Swedish: napper
    • Swedish: napp
• Gothic: *𐌷𐌽𐌰𐍀𐍀𐍃 (*hnapps)
  • → Medieval Latin: nappus, nappa, napus
    • Italian: nappo