Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nīþ

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nīþą.

Noun

*nīþ n

1. hate, envy, malice

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*nīþ
Genitive	*nīþas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*nīþ	*nīþu
Accusative	*nīþ	*nīþu
Genitive	*nīþas	*nīþō
Dative	*nīþē	*nīþum
Instrumental	*nīþu	*nīþum

Related terms

• *nīþijan

Descendants

• Old English: nīþ, nīð
  • Middle English: nith, nithe, niþ, nuþ, nyth, nyþe, nið, nuð (Early Middle English)
• Old Frisian: nīth, nīd
  • Saterland Frisian: Nied
  • West Frisian: niid
• Old Saxon: nīth
  • Middle Low German: nît
    • German Low German: Nied
• Old Dutch: nīth
  • Middle Dutch: nijt
    • Dutch: nijd
      • Afrikaans: nyd
      • Negerhollands: neid
• Old High German: nīd
  • Middle High German: nīt
    • German: Neid
    • Luxembourgish: Näid