Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nautą

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

An a-stem of *neutaną (“to use, make use of; to enjoy”) (with original meaning likely "utilizable (cattle)"), from Proto-Indo-European *newd- (“to acquire, make use of”). Cognate with Lithuanian naudà (“utility, usefulness, note”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑu̯.tɑ̃/

Noun

*nautą n

1. benefit; profit; foredeal
2. possession
3. livestock; cattle

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *nautą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nautą	*nautō
vocative	*nautą	*nautō
accusative	*nautą	*nautō
genitive	*nautas, *nautis	*nautǫ̂
dative	*nautai	*nautamaz
instrumental	*nautō	*nautamiz

Related terms

• *ganautaz
• *neutaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *naut
  • Old English: nēat
    • Middle English: net, nete, neet
      • Scots: neat, neit
      • English: neat
  • Old Frisian: nāt
    • North Frisian: nut, nuat, nuet, nyt
  • Old Saxon: *nōt; nōtil
    • Middle Low German: *nôt; nôthof
  • Old Dutch: nōt
    • Middle Dutch: noot
      • Dutch: noot, nootstal
  • Old High German: nōz
    • Middle High German: nōz
      • Bavarian: Noß
      • Alemannic German: Nooss
• Proto-Norse:
  • Old Norse: naut
    • Icelandic: naut
    • Faroese: neyt
    • Old Swedish: nø̄t
      • Swedish: nöt
    • Old Danish: nøt
      • Danish: nød
    • → Middle English: naut, naute, noute, nowte
      • Scots: nowt, nolt
      • English: nowt, nolt
  • → Proto-Finnic: *nauta
    • → Finnish: nauta
• → Proto-Slavic: *nuta