knid-, k̂nid-, sknid-

English meaning                      louse, nit

German meaning                     `Laus, Ei der Laus, Nisse'

Grammatical comments         

General comments                  oft tabuistisch umgestaltet; vgl. oben S. 437 ghnīdā ds.

Derivatives                             

Material                                   Arm. anic `Laus' (*nid-s);

                alb. thënī́ `Laus' (*k̂(ë)nid-);

                gr. κονίς, -ίδος f. (*knid-s), wohl an κόνις `Staub' angeglichen;

                mir. sned f. `Nisse', kymr. Pl. nedd, nkorn. neð, bret. nez ds. (*s(k)nidā);

                ags. hnitu f., ahd. (h)niz, nhd. Nisse `Ei der Laus' (*knidā).

                Könnte zu (s)ken- `kratzen' gehören, wie ghnīdā zu ghen- ds.

References                              WP. I 461, WH. I 783 f., Specht Idg. Dekl. 44, Trautmann 93.

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