Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nefô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɸɔːː/

Noun

*nefô m

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

Old English: nefa
- Middle English: neve
  - English: neve
Old Frisian: neva
Old Saxon: nevo
- Middle Low German: neve
  - German Low German: Neev
Old Dutch: nevo
- Middle Dutch: neve
  - Dutch: neef
    - → West Frisian: neef
Old High German: nefo, nevo
- Middle High German: nëfe, nëve, nëf, nebe
  - German: Neffe
    - German Low German: Neffe
Old Norse: nefi

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