Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niuhsijaną

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

Possibly derived from the same root as *nu (“now”). Possibly related to Proto-Slavic *ňuxati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.xsi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*niuhsijaną[1][2]

  1. to search out

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *niuhsijō *niuhsijaų — *niuhsijai ?
2nd singular *niuhsīsi *niuhsijais *niuhsī *niuhsijasai *niuhsijaisau
3rd singular *niuhsīþi *niuhsijai *niuhsijaþau *niuhsijaþai *niuhsijaiþau
1st dual *niuhsijōs *niuhsijaiw — — —
2nd dual *niuhsijaþiz *niuhsijaiþiz *niuhsijaþiz — —
1st plural *niuhsijamaz *niuhsijaim — *niuhsijanþai *niuhsijainþau
2nd plural *niuhsīþ *niuhsijaiþ *niuhsīþ *niuhsijanþai *niuhsijainþau
3rd plural *niuhsijanþi *niuhsijain *niuhsijanþau *niuhsijanþai *niuhsijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *niuhsidǭ *niuhsidēdį̄
2nd singular *niuhsidēz *niuhsidēdīz
3rd singular *niuhsidē *niuhsidēdī
1st dual *niuhsidēdū *niuhsidēdīw
2nd dual *niuhsidēdudiz *niuhsidēdīdiz
1st plural *niuhsidēdum *niuhsidēdīm
2nd plural *niuhsidēdud *niuhsidēdīd
3rd plural *niuhsidēdun *niuhsidēdīn
present past
participles *niuhsijandz *niuhsidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *niuhsijan
    • Old English: nēosan
    • Old Saxon: niusian
    • Old High German: niusen
  • Old Norse: nýsa
  • Gothic: *𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*niuhsjan)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*neuhsjan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 389
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*neuxsjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 284
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