Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/neþaną

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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

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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *net-.[2] Related to Proto-Tocharian *nete (“might, strength”) and Sanskrit नाथ् (nāth, “to seek aid”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*neþaną[2][3]

  1. to help, support, grant safety

Inflection

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Conjugation of *neþaną (strong class 5)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *neþō *neþaų — *neþai ?
2nd singular *niþizi *neþaiz *neþ *neþazai *neþaizau
3rd singular *niþidi *neþai *neþadau *neþadai *neþaidau
1st dual *neþōz *neþaiw — — —
2nd dual *neþadiz *neþaidiz *neþadiz — —
1st plural *neþamaz *neþaim — *neþandai *neþaindau
2nd plural *niþid *neþaid *niþid *neþandai *neþaindau
3rd plural *neþandi *neþain *neþandau *neþandai *neþaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *naþ *nēdį̄
2nd singular *nast *nēdīz
3rd singular *naþ *nēdī
1st dual *nēdū *nēdīw
2nd dual *nēdudiz *nēdīdiz
1st plural *nēdum *nēdīm
2nd plural *nēdud *nēdīd
3rd plural *nēdun *nēdīn
present past
participles *neþandz *nedanaz
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Descendants

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  • Gothic: 𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (niþan)

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*nēþanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 287
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*neþan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 388
  3. ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “NEÞ-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 360
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