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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *nēhwāną, equivalent to *nāhw (“near, close”) + *-ēn.
Verb
*nāhwēn
- to come closer, approach
Inflection
| Class 3 weak
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| Infinitive
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*nāhwēn
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| 1st sg. past
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*nāhw?dā
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| Infinitive
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*nāhwēn
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| Genitive infin.
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*nāhwēnijas
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| Dative infin.
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*nāhwēnijē
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| Instrum. infin.
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*nāhwēniju
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| Indicative
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
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*nāhwē
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*nāhw?dā
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| 2nd singular
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*nāhwēs
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*nāhw?dēs, *nāhw?dēs
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| 3rd singular
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*nāhwēþ
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*nāhw?dē, *nāhw?dā
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| 1st plural
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*nāhwēm
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*nāhw?dum
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| 2nd plural
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*nāhwēþ
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*nāhw?dud
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| 3rd plural
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*nāhwēnþ
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*nāhw?dun
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| Subjunctive
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
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*nāhwē
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*nāhw?dī
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| 2nd singular
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*nāhwēs
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*nāhw?dī
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| 3rd singular
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*nāhwē
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*nāhw?dī
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| 1st plural
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*nāhwēm
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*nāhw?dīm
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| 2nd plural
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*nāhwēþ
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*nāhw?dīd
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| 3rd plural
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*nāhwēn
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*nāhw?dīn
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| Imperative
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Present
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| Singular
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*nāhwē
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| Plural
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*nāhwēþ
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Present
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Past
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| Participle
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*nāhwēndī
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*nāhw?d
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