2. nei-, neiə-, nī-
to be moved, excited; to shine
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| English | nilgai | large long-legged Indian antelope | n | AHD LRC |
| English | anil | indigo plant/dye | n | AHD LRC |
| English | natty | neat, trim, smart, tidy, dapper | adj | AHD LRC |
| English | neat | straight, free from dilution/admixture | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | net | free from all charges/deductions | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | niddering | wretch, cowardly person | n.arch | AHD LRC |
| English | nit | egg of louse/other parasitic insect | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| Old English | hnitu | nit | n.fem | W7 ASD LRC |
| Old English | nīð | enmity, hostility | n.masc | LRC |
| Old English | nīð-hēdig | lit. battle-resolved | adj | LRC |
| Middle English | net | clean, bright | adj | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | nite | nit, insect egg | n | W7 LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Old Frisian | nīth | envy, hatred, enmity | n | ASD LRC |
| Old Saxon | nīð | envy, hatred, enmity | n | ASD LRC |
| Old High German | (h)niz | nit | n | W7 ASD LRC |
| Old High German | nīd | envy, hatred, enmity | n | ASD LRC |
| German | Niss | nit | n | ASD LRC |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Old Norse | nið | waning moon | n.neut | LRC |
| Icelandic | gnit | nit | n.fem | ASD LRC |
| Icelandic | nīð | libel, lampoon | n | ASD LRC |
| East Germanic | ||||
| Gothic | neiþ | envy, hatred, enmity | n | ASD LRC |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin | niteo, nitēre | to shine | vb | W7 LRC |
| Latin | nitidus | neat; bright | adj | W7 LRC |
| Portuguese | anil | anil | n | AHD LRC |
| Middle French | net | clean | adj | W7 LRC |
| French | anil | anil | n | AHD LRC |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Greek | konis, konidos | dust, ashes | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Indo-Iranian | ||||
| Old Persian | naiba- | beautiful | adj | W7 LRC |
| Persian | nīl | indigo, dark blue | n | AHD LRC |
| Sanskrit | nīla- | indigo, dark blue | n | AHD LRC |