Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ninþaną

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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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Etymology

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From Pre-Germanic *nent-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nant- (to fight, dare).[1][2] Related to Old Irish néit (battle, combat).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*ninþaną[3][4]

  1. to dare, venture

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Old High German: *nindan, ginindan

References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “755”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 755
  2. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 201
  3. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*ninþan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 391
  4. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*nenþanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 284