Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hnaitijan

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hnaitijaną.

Verb

*hnaitijan

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

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hnaitijan
1st sg. past *hnaitidā
Infinitive *hnaitijan
Genitive infin. *hnaitijannjas
Dative infin. *hnaitijannjē
Instrum. infin. *hnaitijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hnaitiju *hnaitidā
2nd singular *hnaitisi *hnaitidēs, *hnaitidōs
3rd singular *hnaitiþi *hnaitidē, *hnaitidā
1st plural *hnaitijum *hnaitidum
2nd plural *hnaitiþ *hnaitidud
3rd plural *hnaitijanþ *hnaitidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hnaitijē *hnaitidī
2nd singular *hnaitijēs *hnaitidī
3rd singular *hnaitijē *hnaitidī
1st plural *hnaitijēm *hnaitidīm
2nd plural *hnaitijēþ *hnaitidīd
3rd plural *hnaitijēn *hnaitidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hnaiti
Plural *hnaitiþ
Present Past
Participle *hnaitijandī *hnaitid

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *hnētian
  • Old High German: neizen