Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nautijaną

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

Etymology

From *neutaną (to use, enjoy) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑu̯.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*nautijaną

  1. to cause to use
  2. to employ

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *nautijō *nautijaų *nautijai ?
2nd singular *nautīsi *nautijais *nautī *nautijasai *nautijaisau
3rd singular *nautīþi *nautijai *nautijaþau *nautijaþai *nautijaiþau
1st dual *nautijōs *nautijaiw
2nd dual *nautijaþiz *nautijaiþiz *nautijaþiz
1st plural *nautijamaz *nautijaim *nautijanþai *nautijainþau
2nd plural *nautīþ *nautijaiþ *nautīþ *nautijanþai *nautijainþau
3rd plural *nautijanþi *nautijain *nautijanþau *nautijanþai *nautijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *nautidǭ *nautidēdį̄
2nd singular *nautidēz *nautidēdīz
3rd singular *nautidē *nautidēdī
1st dual *nautidēdū *nautidēdīw
2nd dual *nautidēdudiz *nautidēdīdiz
1st plural *nautidēdum *nautidēdīm
2nd plural *nautidēdud *nautidēdīd
3rd plural *nautidēdun *nautidēdīn
present past
participles *nautijandz *nautidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *nautijan
  • Old Norse: neyta
    • Icelandic: neyta
  • Proto-Finnic: *nauttidak (see there for further descendants)