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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/narwaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)ner- (to turn, bend, twist, constrict).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑr.wɑz/

Adjective

*narwaz

  1. constricted; narrow

Inflection


Derived terms

  • *narwijaną
  • *narwō
  • *narwǭ

Descendants

  • Old English: naro, naru, nearu
  • Old Frisian: *naro
  • Old Saxon: naru, naro, narowo, narawo
  • Old Dutch: *naro, *naru (attested in a placename of probable Frisian origin)
    • Middle Dutch: nare, naer (rare; possibly from Frisian or Saxon)
  • Old High German: *naru (in derivatives)
  • Old Norse: *nǫrr, *njǫrr (attested in placenames: Nǫrvasund, Njǫrvasund)
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