Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snōdō

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 *snoh₁téh₂ (“yarn, thread”), from *sneh₁(i)- (“to twist, wind, weave, plait”). Cognate with Latvian snāte (“linen cover”), Old Irish snáth (“thread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnɔː.ðɔː/

Noun

*snōdō f

1. string; rope

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *snōdō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*snōdō	*snōdôz
vocative	*snōdō	*snōdôz
accusative	*snōdǭ	*snōdōz
genitive	*snōdōz	*snōdǫ̂
dative	*snōdōi	*snōdōmaz
instrumental	*snōdō	*snōdōmiz

Related terms

• *snōbō

Descendants

• Old English: snōd
  • Middle English: snod
    • Scots: snuid
    • English: snood
      • → Dutch: sneu
• (Old Saxon: snōva)
• Old Norse: *snóð; (snúðr)
  • (Icelandic: snúður)
  • Old Swedish: snoþ
    • Swedish: snod, snodd