Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nastijaną

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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

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Etymology

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Probably an infixed formation from *natją (net).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑs.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*nastijaną

  1. to bind, tie, sew

Inflection

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Alternative reconstructions

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *nastijan
    • Old English: nestan
    • Old High German: *nesten
  • Old Norse: nesta, nista

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*nestjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 284