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Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-nehstwar-

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This Proto-North Iroquoian 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-North Iroquoian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iroquoian *-neːhstwaɹ.

Noun

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*-nehstwar-

  1. ice

Descendants

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  • Seneca: onésdo:h

References

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  • Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages[1], University of Manitoba, page 517