Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/natǭ
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain; perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *neh₂d- (“to twist, knot, tie”), whence also *natją (“net”), as nettle fibers were used for making nets. In this case, possibly cognate with Old Irish nenaid (“nettle”), Proto-Slavic *natь (“leaves and stems of some vegetables”), the latter which may have been borrowed from Germanic.[1]
Noun
[edit]*natǭ f[1]
Inflection
[edit]| ōn-stemDeclension of *natǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *natǭ | *natōniz | |
| vocative | *natǭ | *natōniz | |
| accusative | *natōnų | *natōnunz | |
| genitive | *natōniz | *natōnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *natōni | *natōmaz | |
| instrumental | *natōnē | *natōmiz | |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *natā
- Old High German: nazza
- ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *natilā
- Old Norse: nata; nǫt
- →? Proto-Slavic: *natь (see there for further descendants)