Reconstruction:Old Dutch/niuwal

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From niuwi (“new”) +‎ *al (“house, farmstead, holy place”).

Noun

*niuwal m

1. new settlement
2. any low-lying location

Declension

Declension of *niuwal (masculine a-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*niuwal	*niuwala
accusative	*niuwal	*niuwala
genitive	*niuwales	*niuwalo
dative	*niuwale	*niuwalon

Derived terms

• niel
• nivelen

 

References

• “niuwal”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012