Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnewwaną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*hnewwaną[1][2]

  1. to knock, to push, to shove

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hneuwan
    • Old High German: hniuwan, niuwan

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*hnewwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 235
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*xnewwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 180