Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nōtō

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 *nōd- (“knot, net”). Cognate with Latin nōdus (“node, knot, tie, band”).

Noun

*nōtō f

1. net, seine

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *nōtō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nōtō	*nōtôz
vocative	*nōtō	*nōtôz
accusative	*nōtǭ	*nōtōz
genitive	*nōtōz	*nōtǫ̂
dative	*nōtōi	*nōtōmaz
instrumental	*nōtō	*nōtōmiz

Related terms

• *natją

Descendants

• Old Norse: nót
  • Icelandic: nót
  • Faroese: nót
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nót, nót (alternative spelling of etymology 1 and 2)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: not
  • Old Swedish: nōt
    • Swedish: not
  • Danish: not
• → Proto-Finnic: *nootta (see there for further descendants)
• → Proto-Samic: *nōttē (see there for further descendants)