Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nepetā

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nepeta (“catnip”).

Noun

*nepetā f

1. catnip

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*nepetā
Genitive	*nepetōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*nepetā	*nepetōn
Accusative	*nepetōn	*nepetōn
Genitive	*nepetōn	*nepetōnō
Dative	*nepetōn	*nepetōm, *nepetum
Instrumental	*nepetōn	*nepetōm, *nepetum

Descendants

• Old English: nepte, nefte, næpte
  • Middle English: nepte, neppe, nepe, nept
    • English: nep
• Old Dutch: *nepita
  • Middle Dutch: nepte, nipte
    • Dutch: neppe, nippe
• Old High German: nepita, nefta, nebeta
  • Middle High German: nifte