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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hnaikijan

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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

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hnaikijaną.

Verb

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*hnaikijan

  1. to strike
  2. to kill

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hnaikijan
1st sg. past *hnaikidā
Infinitive *hnaikijan
Genitive infin. *hnaikijannjas
Dative infin. *hnaikijannjē
Instrum. infin. *hnaikijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hnaikiju *hnaikidā
2nd singular *hnaikisi *hnaikidēs, *hnaikidōs
3rd singular *hnaikiþi *hnaikidē, *hnaikidā
1st plural *hnaikijum *hnaikidum
2nd plural *hnaikiþ *hnaikidud
3rd plural *hnaikijanþ *hnaikidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hnaikijē *hnaikidī
2nd singular *hnaikijēs *hnaikidī
3rd singular *hnaikijē *hnaikidī
1st plural *hnaikijēm *hnaikidīm
2nd plural *hnaikijēþ *hnaikidīd
3rd plural *hnaikijēn *hnaikidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hnaiki
Plural *hnaikiþ
Present Past
Participle *hnaikijandī *hnaikid

Descendants

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  • Old English: hnǣcan
  • Old High German: neihhen