Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/snagōn

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

Leveled from Proto-Germanic *snakkoþi ~ *snagunanþi, o-grade iterative to *sneganą.

Verb

*snagōn^[1]^[2]

to crawl, creep

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*snagōn
1st sg. past	*snagōdā
Infinitive	*snagōn
Genitive infin.	*snagōnijas
Dative infin.	*snagōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*snagōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*snagō	*snagōdā
2nd singular	*snagōs	snagōdēs, snagōdōs
3rd singular	*snagōþ	snagōdē, snagōdā
1st plural	*snagōm	*snagōdum
2nd plural	*snagōþ	*snagōdud
3rd plural	*snagōnþ	*snagōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*snagō	*snagōdī
2nd singular	*snagōs	*snagōdī
3rd singular	*snagō	*snagōdī
1st plural	*snagōm	*snagōdīm
2nd plural	*snagōþ	*snagōdīd
3rd plural	*snagōn	*snagōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*snagō
Plural	*snagōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*snagōndī	*snagōd

Alternative reconstructions

*snak(k)ōn

Derived terms

References

^ Torp, Alf (1919) “Snigel”, in Nynorsk Etymologisk Ordbok, Oslo: H. Aschehoug and Co. (W. Nygaard), page 670: “Germ. *sneg-, *snag-”
^ Hellquist, Elof (1922) “snigel”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok‎ (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 810: “germ. *sneʒ-, *snaʒ-”

[1] Torp, Alf (1919) “Snigel”, in Nynorsk Etymologisk Ordbok, Oslo: H. Aschehoug and Co. (W. Nygaard), page 670: “Germ. *sneg-, *snag-”

[2] Hellquist, Elof (1922) “snigel”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok‎ (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 810: “germ. *sneʒ-, *snaʒ-”

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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/snagōn

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