Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnaitijaną

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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

Etymology

From *hnītaną (to push, knock) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhnɑi.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hnaitijaną[1][2]

  1. to hit, to poke, to strike
  2. to insult

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hnaitijan
    • Old Saxon: *hnētian
    • Old High German: neizen
  • Old Norse: hneita

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hnītan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 236:*hnaitjan-
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xnaitjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 179