Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nawiz

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 *neh₂wis (“corpse”), from *neh₂w- (“death; corpse”). Cognate with Latvian nāve (“death”), Proto-Slavic *navь (“corpse”). Cf. also Tocharian B naut- (“to disappear; be destroyed”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɑ.wiz/

Noun

*nawiz m

corpse

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *nawiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nawiz	*nawīz
vocative	*nawi	*nawīz
accusative	*nawį	*nawinz
genitive	*nawīz	*nawjǫ̂
dative	*nawī	*nawimaz
instrumental	*nawī	*nawimiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *nawi
- Old English: nēo, nē
Old Norse: nár
- Icelandic: nár
- Norwegian Bokmål: nåe
Gothic: 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐍃 (naus)

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