Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/knewōn

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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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From *kneu (knee) +‎ *-ōn. It possibly gained the sense 'to be related by blood' through Latin influence, because of the similarity between genū (knee) en genus (family).

Verb

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*knewōn

  1. to kneel
  2. to be related by blood, to be kin

Inflection

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Class 2 weak
Infinitive *knewōn
1st sg. past *knewōdā
Infinitive *knewōn
Genitive infin. *knewōnijas
Dative infin. *knewōnijē
Instrum. infin. *knewōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *knewō *knewōdā
2nd singular *knewōs *knewōdēs, *knewōdōs
3rd singular *knewōþ *knewōdē, *knewōdā
1st plural *knewōm *knewōdum
2nd plural *knewōþ *knewōdud
3rd plural *knewōnþ *knewōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *knewō *knewōdī
2nd singular *knewōs *knewōdī
3rd singular *knewō *knewōdī
1st plural *knewōm *knewōdīm
2nd plural *knewōþ *knewōdīd
3rd plural *knewōn *knewōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *knewō
Plural *knewōþ
Present Past
Participle *knewōndī *knewōd

Derived terms

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Descendants

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