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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nibilaz

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

Derived from or related to *nebulaz (fog, darkness).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈni.βi.lɑz/

Adjective

*nibilaz

  1. dark, misty

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: nifol
  • Old Frisian: nevil
    • Old Frisian: neilthiuster
  • Old Norse: *nifl
    • Icelandic: nifl
      • Faroese: nivlungar
    • Old Norse: Niflheimr

References

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