Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nōaz

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 *néh₂us (“sea-boat, ship”). Cognate with Latin nāvis (“ship”), Old Irish nau (“ship”).

Noun

*nōaz m

1. ship

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *nōaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nōaz	*nōōz, *nōōs
vocative	*nō	*nōōz, *nōōs
accusative	*nōą	*nōanz
genitive	*nōas, *nōis	*nōǫ̂
dative	*nōai	*nōamaz
instrumental	*nōō	*nōamiz

Related terms

• *naustą

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *nō
  • Old English: *nō, *nōw
    • ⇒ Old English: nōwend
• Old Norse: nór, nói
  • Icelandic: nór
  • Norwegian: nu, no (dialectal)
  • Swedish: no (dialectal)
  • ⇒ Old Norse: Nóatún
    • Icelandic: Nóatún