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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnits

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 *-níd- (nit, louse egg). Cognate with Ancient Greek κονίς (konís, nit, insect egg), Old Irish sned (nit).

Noun

*hnits f

  1. nit, louse egg

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *hnits (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *hnits *hnitiz
vocative *hnit *hnitiz
accusative *hnitų *hnitunz
genitive *hnitiz *hnitǫ̂
dative *hniti *hnitumaz
instrumental *hnitē *hnitumiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hnitu
    • Old English: hnitu
    • Old Saxon: *hnitu
      • Middle Low German: nete
    • Old Dutch: *nitu
    • Old High German: niz, hniz
      • Middle High German: niz, nizze
  • Old Norse: gnit
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