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 *nasō (“nose”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑs.jɑ̃/

Noun

*nasją n

  1. foothill
  2. headland; cape

Inflection

Declension 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

Descendants

  • Old English: ness n; næss, næs m; næse f
  • Old Saxon: *nessi
    • Middle Low German: nes
  • Old Dutch: nesse, nisse (in placenames)
  • Old Norse: nes

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*nasjan ~ *nasjaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 281
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