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n
ēa
t
N (neut)
A neat, an ox or a cow, cattle, beast, animal
Source:
Ringe 2014
:172,
https://bosworthtoller.com/23525
originates from
PNWGmc
*nautą
"bovine, ox" (nautą
>
naut
>
nēat)
(source:
Ringe 2014
:172)
PGmc
*nauta-
"cattle" (nauta-
>
naut
>
nēat) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:385)