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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnaskuz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *hnaskwuz, from Proto-Indo-European *knes- (to scrape; scratch; rub), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (to scrape; scratch; rub). Cognate with Sanskrit किक्नस (kiknasa, crushed grain; meal; grits), Lithuanian knìsti (to dig up; tear apart).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxnɑs.kuz/

Adjective

*hnaskuz

  1. soft, tender, yielding

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hnaskwī
    • Old English: hnæsċe, hnesċe, hnysċe
      • Middle English: nesche
    • Old Dutch: *neski, *nesc
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌵𐌿𐍃 (hnasqus)
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