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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nēhwaz

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 Pre-Germanic *h₂nḗḱwos, a lengthened-grade adjective derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (to reach).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛː.xʷɑz/

Adjective

*nēhwaz (adverb *nēhw)

  1. near, close

Inflection


Descendants

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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