Talk:neap
Latest comment: 8 years ago by Leasnam in topic Etymology 2
Etymology 2[edit]
Origin of NEAP is as stated in the main entry as from NĒP in NĒPFLŌD, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European root *N2B2Dh (minor, little one). Compare Sanskrit NĀPAT[4] (grandchild); French NABOT[4] (dwarf), and Cornish NEBES[6] (somewhat, a little, few), from Ancient British, or Proto-Brythonic *NEPÂTO[7]; from the aforesaid P.I.E. root.[4] Andrew H. Gray 15:27, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
- It's possible. Proto-Germanic had *nōpiz (“narrow, low”)[6] which may be related to *nēpaną (“to touch”)[3]. Only connection to PIE I can find is a possible *nēpnó-. Leasnam (talk) 17:19, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
[0] means 'Absolutely not; [1] means 'Exceedingly unlikely'; [2] means 'Very dubious'; [3] means 'Questionable'; [4] means 'Possible'; [5] means 'Probable'; [6] means 'Likely'; [7] means 'Most Likely' or *Unattested; [8] means 'Attested'; [9] means 'Obvious' - only used for close matches within the same language or dialect, at linkable periods. '2' inside a root word, stands for a laryngeal that implies an 'a' though absent.