Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niftiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *néptih₂ (“grandchild; sister's son”). Cognate with Latin neptis (“granddaughter, niece”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈniɸ.tiz/

Noun

*niftiz f

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *niftiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*niftiz	*niftīz
vocative	*nifti	*niftīz
accusative	*niftį	*niftinz
genitive	*niftīz	*niftijǫ̂
dative	*niftī	*niftimaz
instrumental	*niftī	*niftimiz

Related terms

*nefô

Descendants

Old English: nift
- Middle English: nyfte, nifte
  - English: nift
Old Frisian: nift
- Saterland Frisian: Nichte
- West Frisian: nift (archaic)
Old Saxon: nift, *nifta
- Middle Low German: nifte, nichte
  - Low German:
    - German Low German: Nicht
    - Dutch Low Saxon: nicht
  - German: Nichte
Old Dutch: *nifta
- Middle Dutch: nifte, nichte
  - Dutch: nicht
  - West Frisian: nicht
Old High German: nift, nifta; niftila
- Middle High German: niftel, niftele
  - German: Nift, Nifte, Niftel (archaic)
Old Norse: nipt
- Icelandic: nift

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