Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/unhtwǭ
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Pre-Germanic *n̥kʷ-tw-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Compare Sanskrit अक्तु (aktu, “dark, night”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*unhtwǭ f
- last part of the night
Inflection[edit]
ōn-stemDeclension of *unhtwǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *unhtwǭ | *unhtwōniz | |
vocative | *unhtwǭ | *unhtwōniz | |
accusative | *unhtwōnų | *unhtwōnunz | |
genitive | *unhtwōniz | *unhtwōnǫ̂ | |
dative | *unhtwōni | *unhtwōmaz | |
instrumental | *unhtwōnē | *unhtwōmiz |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: ūht (< *unhtwaz), ūhta (< *unhtwô)
- Old Saxon: ūhta
- Old Dutch: *ūhto
- Old High German: uohta (irregular); *ūhta
- Old Norse: ótta, óttask
- Gothic: 𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍅𐍉 (ūhtwō)
References[edit]
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 559-560