Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nasją

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 Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s (“nostril; nose”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Needs to explain how *nas- can arise from the zero grade

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɑs.jɑ̃/

Noun

*nasją n

foothill
headland; cape

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *nasją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nasją	*nasjō
vocative	*nasją	*nasjō
accusative	*nasją	*nasjō
genitive	nasjas, nasis	*nasjǫ̂
dative	*nasjai	*nasjamaz
instrumental	*nasjō	*nasjamiz

Related terms

*nasō
*nusō

Descendants

Old English: ness n; næss, næs m; næse f
- Middle English: nesse
  - English: ness
  - Scots: nesse, nes
Old Saxon: *nessi
- Middle Low German: nes
Old Dutch: nesse, nisse (in placenames)
- Middle Dutch: nesse, nes
  - Dutch: nes
Old Norse: nes
- Icelandic: nes
- Faroese: nes
- Norwegian Nynorsk: nes
- Swedish: näs
- Danish: næs
  - Norwegian Bokmål: nes

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