Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnaigijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *hnaiwijaną

Etymology

From *hnīganą (to bow) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxnɑi̯.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hnaigijaną[1][2]

  1. to make bow

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hnaigijō *hnaigijaų *hnaigijai ?
2nd singular *hnaigīsi *hnaigijais *hnaigī *hnaigijasai *hnaigijaisau
3rd singular *hnaigīþi *hnaigijai *hnaigijaþau *hnaigijaþai *hnaigijaiþau
1st dual *hnaigijōs *hnaigijaiw
2nd dual *hnaigijaþiz *hnaigijaiþiz *hnaigijaþiz
1st plural *hnaigijamaz *hnaigijaim *hnaigijanþai *hnaigijainþau
2nd plural *hnaigīþ *hnaigijaiþ *hnaigīþ *hnaigijanþai *hnaigijainþau
3rd plural *hnaigijanþi *hnaigijain *hnaigijanþau *hnaigijanþai *hnaigijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hnaigidǭ *hnaigidēdį̄
2nd singular *hnaigidēz *hnaigidēdīz
3rd singular *hnaigidē *hnaigidēdī
1st dual *hnaigidēdū *hnaigidēdīw
2nd dual *hnaigidēdudiz *hnaigidēdīdiz
1st plural *hnaigidēdum *hnaigidēdīm
2nd plural *hnaigidēdud *hnaigidēdīd
3rd plural *hnaigidēdun *hnaigidēdīn
present past
participles *hnaigijandz *hnaigidaz

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hnaiwjan-~*hnaigjan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 233
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xnaiʒwjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 179