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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 Pre-Germanic *gn̥tnéh₂-, a zero-grade iterative to *knudaną (“to knead”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*knuttōną
Inflection
The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, singular *knutt- against non-singular *knud-.
Conjugation of *knuttōną (weak class 2)
Related terms
Descendants
- German: knotzen (dialectal)
References
- Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN