Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nōaz

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 *néh₂us (“sea-boat, ship”). Cognate with Latin nāvis (“ship”), Old Irish nau (“ship”).

Noun

*nōaz m

1. ship

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *nōaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nōaz	*nōōz, *nōōs
vocative	*nō	*nōōz, *nōōs
accusative	*nōą	*nōanz
genitive	*nōas, *nōis	*nōǫ̂
dative	*nōai	*nōamaz
instrumental	*nōō	*nōamiz

Derived terms

• *nōwilǭ
• *nōwskaz
• *nōwstaz

Related terms

• *naustą

Descendants

• Old English: nōwend; (næster)
• Old Frisian: nōst (< *nōwstaz)
  • North Frisian: nost
• Old Saxon: *nōst, *nōsto (< *nōwstaz)
  • Middle Low German: nōste
• Old High German: *nuosk (< *nōwskaz)
  • Middle High German: nuosch
• Old Norse: nór; *nœla (< *nōwilǭ)
  • Icelandic: nór
  • Norwegian: nu, no (dialectal); nøla
  • Swedish: no (dialectal)