Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nasją

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 *néh₂s (“nostril; nose”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Needs to explain how *nas- can arise from the zero grade

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑs.jɑ̃/

Noun

*nasją n

1. foothill
2. headland; cape

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *nasją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nasją	*nasjō
vocative	*nasją	*nasjō
accusative	*nasją	*nasjō
genitive	*nasjas, *nasis	*nasjǫ̂
dative	*nasjai	*nasjamaz
instrumental	*nasjō	*nasjamiz

Related terms

• *nasō
• *nusō

Descendants

• Old English: ness n; næss, næs m; næse f
  • Middle English: nesse
    • English: ness
    • Scots: nesse, nes
• Old Saxon: *nessi
  • Middle Low German: nes
• Old Dutch: nesse, nisse (in placenames)
  • Middle Dutch: nesse, nes
    • Dutch: nes
• Old Norse: nes
  • Icelandic: nes
  • Faroese: nes
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nes
  • Swedish: näs
  • Danish: næs
    • Norwegian Bokmål: nes