Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/natją

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 western Proto-Indo-European *neHd- (“to turn, twist, knot”). Perhaps related to Latin nassa (“fish trap”), nōdus (“knot, node”), Old Irish nascaid (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑt.jɑ̃/

Noun

*natją n

1. net

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *natją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*natją	*natjō
vocative	*natją	*natjō
accusative	*natją	*natjō
genitive	*natjas, *natis	*natjǫ̂
dative	*natjai	*natjamaz
instrumental	*natjō	*natjamiz

Derived terms

• *natjaną

Related terms

• *nōtō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *nati
  • Old English: nett, net
    • Middle English: nett
      • Scots: net
      • English: net
  • Old Frisian: nette, nitte
    • North Frisian: net
    • Saterland Frisian: Nät
    • West Frisian: net
  • Old Saxon: net, nett, netti
    • Middle Low German: nette, net
      • Low German: Nett
  • Old Dutch: *net, *netti
    • Middle Dutch: net, nette
      • Dutch: net
  • Old High German: nezzi
    • Middle High German: netze
      • German: Netz
      • Luxembourgish: Netz
      • Yiddish: נעץ (nets)
• Old Norse: net
  • Icelandic: net
  • Faroese: net
  • Norwegian: nett, net
  • Old Swedish: næt
    • Swedish: nät
  • Danish: net
• Gothic: 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹 (nati)