Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/knussjan
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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]Orel suggests an onomatopoeic origin.[1]
Verb
[edit]*knussjan[2]
Inflection
[edit]| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *knussjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *knusidā | |
| Infinitive | *knussjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *knussjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *knussjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *knussjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *knussju | *knusidā |
| 2nd singular | *knusisi | *knusidēs, *knusidōs |
| 3rd singular | *knusiþi | *knusidē, *knusidā |
| 1st plural | *knussjum | *knusidum |
| 2nd plural | *knusiþ | *knusidud |
| 3rd plural | *knussjanþ | *knusidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *knussjē | *knusidī |
| 2nd singular | *knussjēs | *knusidī |
| 3rd singular | *knussjē | *knusidī |
| 1st plural | *knussjēm | *knusidīm |
| 2nd plural | *knussjēþ | *knusidīd |
| 3rd plural | *knussjēn | *knusidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *knusi | |
| Plural | *knusiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *knussjandī | *knusid |
Relaated terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*knusjanan ~ knusōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 219
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 271: “PWGmc *knusidē”