Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nefô

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 earlier *nefōd, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɸɔːː/

Noun

*nefô m

1. nephew
2. grandson

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *nefô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nefô	*nefaniz
vocative	*nefô	*nefaniz
accusative	*nefanų	*nefanunz
genitive	*nifiniz	*nefanǫ̂
dative	*nifini	*nefammaz
instrumental	*nifinē	*nefammiz

Related terms

• *niftiz
• ? *niþjaz

Descendants

• Old English: nefa
  • Middle English: neve, neave, neva, nefa, newe, neafe, nefe
    • English: neve
• Old Frisian: neva
• Old Saxon: nevo
  • Middle Low German: neve
    • German Low German: Neev
• Old Dutch: nevo
  • Middle Dutch: neve
    • Dutch: neef
      • Afrikaans: neef
      • → Papiamentu: neefie (dated)
      • → Sranan Tongo: nefo, neifo
        • → Dutch: niffo
      • → West Frisian: neef
    • Limburgish: naef
• Old High German: nevo, nefo
  • Middle High German: nëfe, nëve, nëf, nebe
    • Cimbrian: néf
    • German: Neffe, Nefe (obsolete)
      • →? German Low German: Neffe
• Old Norse: nefi