Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/natjaną

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɑt.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From *nataz (“wet”) +‎ *-janą.^[1]

Verb

*natjaną

to make wet; wetten

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*natjō	*natjaų	—	*natjai	?
2nd singular	*natisi	*natjais	*nati	*natjasai	*natjaisau
3rd singular	*natiþi	*natjai	*natjaþau	*natjaþai	*natjaiþau
1st dual	*natjōs	*natjaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*natjaþiz	*natjaiþiz	*natjaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*natjamaz	*natjaim	—	*natjanþai	*natjainþau
2nd plural	*natiþ	*natjaiþ	*natiþ	*natjanþai	*natjainþau
3rd plural	*natjanþi	*natjain	*natjanþau	*natjanþai	*natjainþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*natidǭ	*natidēdį̄
2nd singular	*natidēz	*natidēdīz
3rd singular	*natidē	*natidēdī
1st dual	*natidēdū	*natidēdīw
2nd dual	*natidēdudiz	*natidēdīdiz
1st plural	*natidēdum	*natidēdīm
2nd plural	*natidēdud	*natidēdīd
3rd plural	*natidēdun	*natidēdīn

	present	past
participles	*natjandz	*natidaz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *nattjan
- Old English: *nettan
  - ⇒? Middle English: netting (possibly from Middle Low German nette (“wetness, urine”), nattinge (“wetness”))
    - English: netting (“urine”)
- Old Saxon: *nettian
  - Middle Low German: netten, natten
    - German Low German: natten, nattjen
- Old Dutch: *netten
  - Middle Dutch: netten, natten
    - Dutch: netten
- Old High German: nezzen
  - Middle High German: netzen
    - German: netzen (archaic); benetzen, nässen
    - Luxembourgish: netzen
Gothic: 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (natjan)

Etymology 2

From *natją (“net”) +‎ *-janą.

Verb

*natjaną

to use a net
to catch with a net

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*natjō	*natjaų	—	*natjai	?
2nd singular	*natisi	*natjais	*nati	*natjasai	*natjaisau
3rd singular	*natiþi	*natjai	*natjaþau	*natjaþai	*natjaiþau
1st dual	*natjōs	*natjaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*natjaþiz	*natjaiþiz	*natjaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*natjamaz	*natjaim	—	*natjanþai	*natjainþau
2nd plural	*natiþ	*natjaiþ	*natiþ	*natjanþai	*natjainþau
3rd plural	*natjanþi	*natjain	*natjanþau	*natjanþai	*natjainþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*natidǭ	*natidēdį̄
2nd singular	*natidēz	*natidēdīz
3rd singular	*natidē	*natidēdī
1st dual	*natidēdū	*natidēdīw
2nd dual	*natidēdudiz	*natidēdīdiz
1st plural	*natidēdum	*natidēdīm
2nd plural	*natidēdud	*natidēdīd
3rd plural	*natidēdun	*natidēdīn

	present	past
participles	*natjandz	*natidaz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *nattjan
- Old High German: *nezzen
  - Middle High German: netzen
  - ⇒ Old High German: benezzen
Old Norse: netja

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*natjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 282

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*natjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 282

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