Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nōnā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Alternative reconstructions

• *nōn m

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nōna (hōra) (“ninth (hour)”).

Noun

*nōnā f

1. noon

   Synonym: *middag

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*nōnā
Genitive	*nōnōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*nōnā	*nōnōn
Accusative	*nōnōn	*nōnōn
Genitive	*nōnōn	*nōnōnō
Dative	*nōnōn	*nōnōm, *nōnum
Instrumental	*nōnōn	*nōnōm, *nōnum

Descendants

• Old English: nōn m
  • Middle English: non, none, noon, noun, noune
    • English: noon
• Old Saxon: nōna f, nōn m
• Old Dutch: *nōna f, *nōn m
  • Middle Dutch: noene f, noen m
    • Dutch: noen m
• Old High German: nōna f
  • Middle High German: nône
    • German: None