Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sniumijaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *snew- (“to be fleet; flow; run; trickle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsniu̯.mi.jɑz/

Adjective

*sniumijaz

1. hasty, fast

Inflection

Declension of *sniumijaz (ja-stem)

strong declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*sniumijaz	*sniumijai	*sniumijō	*sniumijôz	*sniumiją, *-at(ō)	*sniumijō
accusative	*sniumijanǭ	*sniumijanz	*sniumijǭ	*sniumijōz	*sniumiją, *-at(ō)	*sniumijō
genitive	*sniumijas, *sniumīs	*sniumijaizǫ̂	*sniumijaizōz	*sniumijaizǫ̂	*sniumijas, *sniumīs	*sniumijaizǫ̂
dative	*sniumijammai	*sniumijaimaz	*sniumijaizōi	*sniumijaimaz	*sniumijammai	*sniumijaimaz
instrumental	*sniumijanō	*sniumijaimiz	*sniumijaizō	*sniumijaimiz	*sniumijanō	*sniumijaimiz
weak declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*sniumijô	*sniumijaniz	*sniumijǭ	*sniumijōniz	*sniumijô	*sniumijōnō
accusative	*sniumijanų	*sniumijanunz	*sniumijōnų	*sniumijōnunz	*sniumijô	*sniumijōnō
genitive	*sniumīniz	*sniumijanǫ̂	*sniumijōniz	*sniumijōnǫ̂	*sniumīniz	*sniumijanǫ̂
dative	*sniumīni	*sniumijammaz	*sniumijōni	*sniumijōmaz	*sniumīni	*sniumijammaz
instrumental	*sniumīnē	*sniumijammiz	*sniumijōnē	*sniumijōmiz	*sniumīnē	*sniumijammiz

Derived terms

• *sneumô
• *sniumijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *sniumī
  • Old Saxon: sniumi
    • Middle Low German: snouw, snaw
  • Old High German: sniumi
• Old Norse: snemmr, snimmr
  • Icelandic: snemmur
• Gothic: *𐍃𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌼𐌴𐌹𐍃 (*sniumeis)
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐍃𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉 (sniumundō)