Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nefô

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 *nefōd, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɸɔːː/

Noun

*nefô m

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *nefô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nefô	*nefaniz
vocative	*nefô	*nefaniz
accusative	*nefanų	*nefanunz
genitive	*nifiniz	*nefanǫ̂
dative	*nifini	*nefammaz
instrumental	*nifinē	*nefammiz

Related terms

*niftiz
? *niþjaz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *nefō
- Old English: nefa
  - Middle English: neve, neave, neva, nefa, newe, neafe, nefe
    - English: neve
- Old Frisian: neva
- Old Saxon: nevo
  - Middle Low German: nēve
    - German Low German: Neev
- Old Dutch: nevo
  - Middle Dutch: nēve
    - Dutch: neef
      - Afrikaans: neef
      - → Papiamentu: neefie (dated)
      - → Sranan Tongo: nefo, neifo
        → Dutch: niffo
      - → West Frisian: neef
    - Limburgish: naef
- Old High German: nevo, nefo
  - Middle High German: nëfe, nëve, nëf, nebe
    - Cimbrian: néf
    - German: Neffe, Nefe (obsolete)
      - →? German Low German: Neffe
- Old Norse: nefi
  - Icelandic: nefi