Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nasu

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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Presumably related to *nasō (nose), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s (nose).

Noun

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*nasu f

  1. nose
    Synonyms: *nasi, *nosu

Inflection

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ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *nasu
Genitive *nasā
Singular Plural
Nominative *nasu *nasō
Accusative *nasā *nasā
Genitive *nasā *nasō
Dative *nasē *nasōm, *nasum
Instrumental *nasu *nasōm, *nasum
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Descendants

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  • Old English: nasu, naso
    • Middle English: nase, nasse, nease
  • Old Frisian: *nase
  • Old Dutch: *nasa
  • Old High German: nasa