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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]*knewōn
Inflection
[edit]| 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 |