Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/knosōn
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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 *knusōną. Likely of onomatopoeic origin.[1]
Verb
*knosōn
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *knosōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *knosōdā | |
| Infinitive | *knosōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *knosōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *knosōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *knosōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *knosō | *knosōdā |
| 2nd singular | *knosōs | *knosōdēs, *knosōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *knosōþ | *knosōdē, *knosōdā |
| 1st plural | *knosōm | *knosōdum |
| 2nd plural | *knosōþ | *knosōdud |
| 3rd plural | *knosōnþ | *knosōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *knosō | *knosōdī |
| 2nd singular | *knosōs | *knosōdī |
| 3rd singular | *knosō | *knosōdī |
| 1st plural | *knosōm | *knosōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *knosōþ | *knosōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *knosōn | *knosōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *knosō | |
| Plural | *knosōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *knosōndī | *knosōd |
Relaated terms
Descendants
- Old English: cnossian
- Old Saxon: *knosōn
- Middle Low German: knōsen
- Old Dutch: *cnoson
- Middle Dutch: cnōsen
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*knusjanan ~ knusōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 219