Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nefô

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 earlier *nefōd, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts (“descendant, nephew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɸɔːː/

Noun

*nefô m

1. nephew
2. grandson

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *nefô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nefô	*nefaniz
vocative	*nefô	*nefaniz
accusative	*nefanų	*nefanunz
genitive	*nifiniz	*nefanǫ̂
dative	*nifini	*nefammaz
instrumental	*nifinē	*nefammiz

Related terms

• *niftiz
• ? *niþjaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *nefō
  • Old English: nefa
    • Middle English: neve, neave, neva, nefa, newe, neafe, nefe
      • English: neve
  • Old Frisian: neva
  • Old Saxon: nevo
    • Middle Low German: nēve
      • German Low German: Neev
  • Old Dutch: nevo
    • Middle Dutch: nēve
      • Dutch: neef
        • Afrikaans: neef
        • → Papiamentu: neefie (dated)
        • → Sranan Tongo: nefo, neifo
          • → Dutch: niffo
        • → West Frisian: neef
      • Limburgish: naef
  • Old High German: nevo, nefo
    • Middle High German: nëfe, nëve, nëf, nebe
      • Cimbrian: néf
      • German: Neffe, Nefe (obsolete)
        • →? German Low German: Neffe
  • Old Norse: nefi
    • Icelandic: nefi