Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnīwaną

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kneygʷʰ- (to bend, to droop). Perhaps cognate with Latin coniveo (to close up the eyes; to connive, turn a blind eye) due to matching phonetics, but the semantic gap is wide.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

*hnīwaną[1][2]

  1. to bow

Inflection

Note: The original stem-final consonant gw becomes w, but g next to u.

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hnīwan-~*hnīgan”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 236-237
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xnīʒwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 180