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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niuhsijaną

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

Possibly derived from the same root as *nu (now). Possibly related to Proto-Slavic *ňuxati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.xsi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*niuhsijaną[1][2]

  1. to search out

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *niuhsijan
    • Old English: nēosan
    • Old Saxon: niusian
    • Old High German: niusen
  • Old Norse: nýsa
  • Gothic: *𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*niuhsjan)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*neuhsjan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 389
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*neuxsjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 284
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