Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niuhsijaną

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

Possibly derived from the same root as *nu (“now”). Possibly related to Proto-Slavic *ňuxati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯.xsi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*niuhsijaną

1. to search out

Inflection

Conjugation of *niuhsijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*niuhsijō	*niuhsijaų	—	*niuhsijai	?
2nd singular	*niuhsīsi	*niuhsijais	*niuhsī	*niuhsijasai	*niuhsijaisau
3rd singular	*niuhsīþi	*niuhsijai	*niuhsijaþau	*niuhsijaþai	*niuhsijaiþau
1st dual	*niuhsijōs	*niuhsijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*niuhsijaþiz	*niuhsijaiþiz	*niuhsijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*niuhsijamaz	*niuhsijaim	—	*niuhsijanþai	*niuhsijainþau
2nd plural	*niuhsīþ	*niuhsijaiþ	*niuhsīþ	*niuhsijanþai	*niuhsijainþau
3rd plural	*niuhsijanþi	*niuhsijain	*niuhsijanþau	*niuhsijanþai	*niuhsijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*niuhsidǭ	*niuhsidēdį̄
2nd singular	*niuhsidēz	*niuhsidēdīz
3rd singular	*niuhsidē	*niuhsidēdī
1st dual	*niuhsidēdū	*niuhsidēdīw
2nd dual	*niuhsidēdudiz	*niuhsidēdīdiz
1st plural	*niuhsidēdum	*niuhsidēdīm
2nd plural	*niuhsidēdud	*niuhsidēdīd
3rd plural	*niuhsidēdun	*niuhsidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*niuhsijandz	*niuhsidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *niuhsijan
  • Old English: nēosan
  • Old Saxon: niusian
  • Old High German: niusen
• Old Norse: nýsa
• Gothic: *𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*niuhsjan)
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (biniuhsjan)