ᴹQ. níte (*níti-) adj. “moist, dewy” (Category: Wet, Damp)

ᴹQ. nítë (*níti-), adj. “moist, dewy, *damp (of weather)” (Category: Wet, Damp)

ᴱQ. noswa “damp (of weather)”

ᴱQ. sihta “moist, wet”

References ✧ Ety/NEI; EtyAC/NEI̯(ET)

Glosses

• “moist” ✧ EtyAC/NEI̯(ET) (níte)
• “moist, dewy” ✧ Ety/NEI

Cognates

• N. nîd “damp, wet; tearful” ✧ Ety/NEI

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶neiti “moist, dewy” ✧ Ety/NEI (neı̯ti-)
  • < ᴹ√NEY “tear” ✧ Ety/NEI (NEI̯)
• < ᴹ√NEY “tear” ✧ EtyAC/NEI̯(ET) (NEI̯(ET))

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶neı̯ti- > níte

[neiti] > [neite] > [nīte]

✧ Ety/NEI