Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-néh₂

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

*-n- +‎ *-éh₂, possibly reanalyzed from deadjectival nouns in *-nós (compare the zero-grade formation of *tn̥-néh₂), but with the ablaut pattern taken from *(o)-éh₂. In some cases thematicized from an n- or r/n-stem, e.g. *h₁osnéh₂.

Suffix

*(o)-néh₂ f

1. Creates deverbal nouns, often abstract

   *bʰoh₂-néh₂

   voice

   *ǵʰor(H)-néh₂

   intestines

Inflection

Thematic in *-eh₂
	singular
nominative	*(o)-néh₂
genitive	*(o)-néh₂s
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*(o)-néh₂	*(o)-néh₂h₁(e)	*(o)-néh₂es
vocative	*(o)-néh₂	*(o)-néh₂h₁(e)	*(o)-néh₂es
accusative	*(o)-nā́m	*(o)-néh₂h₁(e)	*(o)-néh₂m̥s
genitive	*(o)-néh₂s	*?	*(o)-néh₂oHom
ablative	*(o)-néh₂s	*?	*(o)-néh₂mos
dative	*(o)-néh₂ey	*?	*(o)-néh₂mos
locative	*(o)-néh₂, *(o)-néh₂i	*?	*(o)-néh₂su
instrumental	*(o)-néh₂h₁	*?	*(o)-néh₂mis

Related terms

• *-nos

Derived terms

Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-néh₂

Further reading

• Fortson, Benjamin W. (2004, 2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell, § 6.66, page 131
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2011) Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction, 2nd edition, revised and corrected by Michiel de Vaan, Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, §13.1.2, page 181