Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nabją

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

Unknown. Compare Proto-Germanic *snabulaz (“snout”), Lithuanian snãpas (“snout”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɑβ.jɑ̃/

Noun

*nabją n

(of a bird) beak
(of a human) nose

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *nabją (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nabją	*nabjō
vocative	*nabją	*nabjō
accusative	*nabją	*nabjō
genitive	nabjas, nabis	*nabjǫ̂
dative	*nabjai	*nabjamaz
instrumental	*nabjō	*nabjamiz

Related terms

*snabulaz
*snūbaną (?)

Descendants

Old English: nebb, neb; nypel
- Middle English: neb; *neble, *nypil, *neple
  - Scots: neb; nebbie; nebbock
  - English: neb; nib; nipple
    - Dutch: nippel
Old Frisian: *neb, *nib
- Saterland Frisian: Nib
- West Frisian: neb
Old Saxon: *nebbi
- Middle Low German: nebbe, nibbe
  - German Low German: Nibbe, Nipp, Niff, Nüff
    - → Occitan: nefa
    - → Italian: niffo, niffa
    - → Picard: nifler; niflette
    - → Walloon: r'nonflé
    - → French: nifler
      - ⇒ French: renifler
    - → Galician: nifrar
  - → Old Swedish: næb n, næbber m
    - Swedish: näbb
Old Dutch: *nebbi
- Middle Dutch: nebbe, neb, nyb
  - Dutch: nebbe, neb
Old High German: *nebbi, *neppi
- Middle High German:
  - Alemannic: niffen
  - Bavarian: niffela
Old Norse: nef; nebbi
- Icelandic: nef; nebbi
- Faroese: nev, nebb, nebbi
- Norn: nev
- Norwegian: nebb
- Old Swedish: næf
  - Swedish: näv (dialectal)
- Danish: næb
- Westrobothnian: näf, nev

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