Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnaitijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *hnītaną (“to push, knock”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhnɑi.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hnaitijaną

1. to hit, to poke, to strike
2. to insult

Inflection

Conjugation of *hnaitijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hnaitijō	*hnaitijaų	—	*hnaitijai	?
2nd singular	*hnaitīsi	*hnaitijais	*hnaitī	*hnaitijasai	*hnaitijaisau
3rd singular	*hnaitīþi	*hnaitijai	*hnaitijaþau	*hnaitijaþai	*hnaitijaiþau
1st dual	*hnaitijōs	*hnaitijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*hnaitijaþiz	*hnaitijaiþiz	*hnaitijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*hnaitijamaz	*hnaitijaim	—	*hnaitijanþai	*hnaitijainþau
2nd plural	*hnaitīþ	*hnaitijaiþ	*hnaitīþ	*hnaitijanþai	*hnaitijainþau
3rd plural	*hnaitijanþi	*hnaitijain	*hnaitijanþau	*hnaitijanþai	*hnaitijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hnaitidǭ	*hnaitidēdį̄
2nd singular	*hnaitidēz	*hnaitidēdīz
3rd singular	*hnaitidē	*hnaitidēdī
1st dual	*hnaitidēdū	*hnaitidēdīw
2nd dual	*hnaitidēdudiz	*hnaitidēdīdiz
1st plural	*hnaitidēdum	*hnaitidēdīm
2nd plural	*hnaitidēdud	*hnaitidēdīd
3rd plural	*hnaitidēdun	*hnaitidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*hnaitijandz	*hnaitidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hnaitijan
  • Old Saxon: *hnētian
    • Middle Low German: nêten
  • Old High German: neizen
    • Middle High German: neizen
• Old Norse: hneita