Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hnōjan
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *hnōjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *knéh₂-ye-ti, from *kneh₂- (“to scrape, scratch”) + *-yeti. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *knāyeti (“to bite, chew”), Lithuanian knója (“to peel, tear”), Ancient Greek κνώ (knṓ, “to scrape, scratch”).
Verb
[edit]*hnōjan
Inflection
[edit]| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *hnōjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *hnōidā | |
| Infinitive | *hnōjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *hnōjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *hnōjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *hnōjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *hnōju | *hnōidā |
| 2nd singular | *hnōisi | *hnōidēs, *hnōidōs |
| 3rd singular | *hnōiþi | *hnōidē, *hnōidā |
| 1st plural | *hnōjum | *hnōidum |
| 2nd plural | *hnōiþ | *hnōidud |
| 3rd plural | *hnōjanþ | *hnōidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *hnōjē | *hnōidī |
| 2nd singular | *hnōjēs | *hnōidī |
| 3rd singular | *hnōjē | *hnōidī |
| 1st plural | *hnōjēm | *hnōidīm |
| 2nd plural | *hnōjēþ | *hnōidīd |
| 3rd plural | *hnōjēn | *hnōidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *hnōi | |
| Plural | *hnōiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *hnōjandī | *hnōid |
Alternative reconstructions
[edit]- *hnōan
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Categories:
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kneh₂-
- Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-West Germanic lemmas
- Proto-West Germanic verbs
- gmw-pro:Woodworking
- Proto-West Germanic class 1 weak verbs